Barcelona defender pledges future to his club

Barcelona's left back Alba agrees to renew contract with his club until 2024

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Spanish football giants Barcelona agreed to renew its deal with Jordi Alba until 2024, the club said on Thursday.

Barcelona and left back Alba, 29, agreed to ink a new deal for the next five seasons with a buyout clause amounted to 500 million euros ($569.2 million), Spain’s top-tier La Liga team announced on website.

Having joined Barcelona from Valencia in July 2012, Alba won 14 titles with Barca --including four La Liga titles -- and is now spending his seventh season with this club.

In 2015, Alba lifted the UEFA Champions League title.

The Spanish international scored 14 goals in 282 Barcelona appearances.

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