Barcelona have secured their future through contract renewals instead of new signings | OneFootball

Oftentimes in European football, the success of a club only comes after years of strategic planning and a series of smart signings.

While Barcelona haven’t reached the pinnacle yet, the club have once again become the team to beat in Spain. And interestingly, they have done so by making only a few major signings in the last two years.

Instead, the Catalans have done a brilliant job by preserving their existing stars and securing their long-term future through a series of contract renewals, reports AS.

“People don’t see them as signings, but they are,” is the reflection sporting director Deco often makes and it is a valid one as well.

Barcelona have secured their future

In the last two seasons, the club have only added a handful of names, such as Dani Olmo, Wojciech Szczesny, and Joan Garcia. But the real work has been done internally.

After securing the futures of Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, and Fermin Lopez, Deco accelerated the process in 2025 with ruthless efficiency.

Locked in for the future. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

The club have successfully finalised strategic renewals for almost every key heavyweight in the squad: Gavi, Ronald Araujo, Pedri, Pau Cubarsi, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Marc Bernal, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, and Frenkie de Jong.

The result is a picture of stability. Barcelona have tied down its generational talents – Yamal, Pedri and Gavi – to contracts extending until or beyond 2030.

Others like Cubarsi, De Jong, and Fermin are secured until at least 2029, while established stars like Raphinha and Kounde have deals running until 2028.

With the heavy lifting complete, Deco has just one piece of business left to finalise his master plan: the renewal of Ferran Torres.

The current starting number nine is out of contract in 2027, and his extension would be the icing on the cake of a perfectly crafted roadmap.