Training, Keita's contract and more

Good news today, our hardworking player, Seydou Keita has extended his contract with the club until 2014! Seydou Keita’s contract was set to finish in 2012, but today’s deal could keep him at the club for a further two years with an extra 10 million also added to his buyout clause. On official website there is also nice article about him (click to read more)
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With the internationals away with their national teams, Pep Guardiola joined his seven available first team players, including latest signing Javier Mascherano, with the B team for training this morning. The six first team squad members at Guardiola’s disposition were Pinto, Abidal, Maxwell, Adriano, Keita and Alves, who will join up with Brazil on September 2nd and came along to training today despite being given the day off.







After a busy day of presentations yesterday, new signing Javier Mascherano enjoyed his first training session at the club this morning when he joined a reduced number of first team players at the Ciutat Esportiva. With the session due to start at 09.00 this morning, Mascherano arrived half an hour early and was met by first team delegate Carlos Naval, who presented him to his new teammates and backroom staff as they arrived.
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FC Barcelona and Birmingham City have agreed a deal that will take Alexander Hleb to the Premier League club on a season’s loan.



Barca’s first team squad has again been reduced by international commitments – with just five players - Pinto, Abidal, Maxwell, Adriano and Keita left in Barcelona. (read more-click)

Late in the evening official website of FC Barcelona informed that our captain Carles Puyol and Jeffren Suárez (called for U-21) are coming back to Barcelona due to their injuries.

There are many great articles and interviews in newspapers, today I highly recomend:
- Johan Cruyf's oppinion abour Barca's squad (read English translation here)

- Interview with Pique in El Mundo Deportivo (read English translation here)