FC Barcelona began planning to keep the stars of the first football team for more years in order to impose more stability and strive towards competition for titles
Barcelona succeeded in including more than one important player in the summer Mercato, including the former Chelsea left-back, Marcos Alonso, who only signed a one-season contract that ends in June 2023
But Alonso’s performance with the team in the past months made the Barcelona administration consider offering a two-year contract to extend it as a reward for his good level in the defense of the Catalan giants