Fermin Lopez is the sensation of the summer. The Andalusian was crowned 2024 European champion with the Spanish national team and then joined Santi Denia’s Olympic team, with whom he won gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The FC Barcelona player was named the tournament’s best player and was a key figure for “La Rojita” with six goals – two of them in the final – and one assist.
The 21-year-old has a week’s holiday and will be missing from Hansi Flick’s Barça’s league winger. He will not be at the Mestalla, but the German can count on him for the second LaLiga match in which the Blaugrana will face Athletic at Montjuïc. Fermin has made it clear that he wants to have little time off as he wants to earn a regular place in the team, where he will have to compete with his teammates in a squad full of attacking midfielders.
However, the young player does not have to worry too much. Flick has closely followed his activities at the Olympic Games and knows that he will be important for the Catalan club this season. The coach knows he needs a midfielder who can contribute goals. Barça’s sporting management also knows this and wants to contact the player’s agent to improve his contract.
New contract for Fermín at FC Barcelona
The Catalan club is calm because, despite the fact that his value and attractiveness have increased this summer, the Andalusian has a clause of 400 million euros. In addition, The footballer only thinks of Barça, but they know that after everything he has achieved in the last year, he deserves an improvement in his contractwhich he signed at the end of last August and which tied him to the team until June 30, 2027.
Fermín joined the first team thanks to Xavi Hernández, who took him on the tour of the United States last season. At the time, he was looking for another loan, but the Spanish coach believed in him and the player became the star of the Dallas Classic with a goal and an assist. This performance secured him a stay in Barcelona with the first team.
Last season he made 42 appearances and scored 11 goals. His good performances caught the attention of Luis de la Fuente, who included him in his final list for the European Championship. Although he was not decisive in Germany, he was named European champion and won gold on August 9 in Paris 2024. FC Barcelona are aware that he deserves a better contract as he has one of the lowest salaries in the first team and his value continues to rise.
According to Transfermarkt, his value is already at 30 million euros, but could rise significantly in the next update. Barça had already decided to reward him after a good season, although after his performance at the Olympics the improvement is clear. The idea is to increase his salary and the duration of his contract. As for his release clause, this could also be increased and he could join the ranks of players who have to avoid the one billion euro threshold, such as Pedri, Balde, Ronald Araújo, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres or Gavi.
