Barca left back Balde signs new contract until 2028

MADRID, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona announced on Wednesday that Spain international left back Alejandro Balde has signed a new contract until the end of June 2028.

The club also confirms that the contract has a release clause of one billion euros to assure no other club will be able to buy him.

19-year-old Balde joined Barca in 2011 and has progressed through the ranks of the club's youth system to