GOAL

Jordi Alba has signed a five-year contract extension with Barcelona.

The Spain international is now tied to the club until 2024, while his release clause has been upped to €500 million.

From the club's official release:

It should be remembered that Jordi Alba has won a total of 14 titles with FC Barcelona and is currently in his seventh season with the first team. He has played 282 games in which he's scored a total of 14 goals.

FC Barcelona's left-back, Jordi Alba is also the best partner for Lionel Messi, having given a total of 20 goal assists since they started playing together.

A few weeks ago, on the day of the match against Sevilla (6-1) in the Copa del Rey, the player celebrated his 200th win as a blaugrana.