According to Sport, Barcelona is close to completing a contract extension with Fariñas that will include a salary increase and a higher release clause.

Bryan Fariñas was close to joining Girona this summer, but Flick halted the transfer after learning of Frenkie de Jong's injury.

The Benicarló midfielder's preseason performances impressed the club, and the sporting director and first-team coaching staff ultimately decided to give him a first-team squad number. Fariñas chose the historic number 4 jersey for Barcelona. Days after the summer transfer window closed, Deco contacted his agent to discuss the player's future and initiate contract extension negotiations. Fariñas has not yet made his first-team debut, but the club has great confidence in him.

Fariñas's agent, Borja García, visited Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on Thursday to meet with the club's sporting director. Discussions went very positively, and the contract extension is nearly complete. Significant progress has been made in negotiations, and there will be no issues for the player to stay through 2030 and beyond. His salary will be increased to reflect his new status in the squad, and his release clause will also be raised from its current €15 million.

The player, who came through Villarreal's youth academy, hopes to get playing time in Flick's upcoming matches. In recent days, he also received a new car. Previously, he drove a 2007 Toyota Auris to Ciutat Esportiva, a vehicle nearly 20 years old that had sparked considerable discussion.

Last week, first-team management resolved this situation, with the club providing him a CUPRA Raval electric vehicle for use as a full first-team player. On Thursday, he also received a Cupra Formentor VZ5, the model used uniformly by all first-team players under their sponsorship agreement. Before last week, this car was driven by Casado until he joined Deportivo La Coruña on loan.

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