Neymar to sign five-year contract extension with Barcelona

June 30, 2016 07:29 pm | Updated September 16, 2016 05:04 pm IST - Barcelona

Brazilian forward Neymar will sign a five-year contract extension with Barcelona, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu announced on Thursday.

“Neymar wants to stay here. In the next few days we will finalize his contract extension,” Bartomeu said in a press conference.

The 24-year-old forward’s annual income, according to the new contract, may amount to 15 million euros (around $16 million), something that has not been confirmed by Bartomeu, reports Efe.

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