Fermin Lopez is the sensation of the summer. The Andalusian was crowned champion of Euro 2024 with the Spanish national team and then joined Santi Denia's Olympic team, where he won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The FC Barcelona player became the best player of the tournament, being a key piece in 'La Rojita' with six goals, two of them in the final, and an assist.
The 21-year-old will have a week's holiday and will miss the league winger of Hansi Flick's Barça. He will not be at Mestalla, but the German will be able to count on him for the second LaLiga match, where the Blaugrana team will play in Montjuïc against Athletic. Fermin has made it clear that he wants few holidays, as he wants to earn a starting place in the team, where he will have to compete with his teammates in a squad full of attacking midfielders.
Although the youth player does not have to worry too much. Flick has closely followed everything he has done at the Olympic Games and knows that he will be important for the Catalan club this season. The coach knows that he has to have a midfielder who contributes goals, something that the Barça sporting management also knows, which wants to get in touch with the player's agent to improve his contract.
New contract for Fermín at Barcelona
The Catalan club is calm, because despite the fact that his value and attractiveness rose this summer, the Andalusian has a clause of 400 million euros. In addition, the footballer only thinks about Barça, but they know that after everything he has achieved in the last year, he deserves an improvement in his contract, which he signed at the end of last August and tied him to the team until June 30, 2027.
Fermín came to the first team thanks to Xavi Hernández, who took him on the tour of the United States last season. At that time, he was aiming for a new loan, but the Spanish coach believed in him and the player was the star of the Dallas Classic with a goal and an assist. This performance earned him a stay in Barcelona with the first team.
Last season he played 42 games 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 proclaimed European champion and on August 9 he won gold in Paris 2024. At Barcelona they are aware that he deserves an improved contract, since he has one of the lowest salaries in the first team and his value continues to rise.
His valuation is already 30 million euros according to Transfermarkt, but in its next update it could go up much more. Barça had already decided to reward him after a good season, although after his performance at the Olympic Games the improvement is clear. The idea is to increase his salary and the years of his contract. As for his release clause, it could also be increased and he could join the ranks of players who have 1 billion euros to escape from, such as Pedri, Balde, Ronald Araújo, Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres or Gavi.