The optimism is already in the air at the Camp Nou. After the end of the season and the beginning of the summer of comings and goings, meetings and offers, Barcelona closed the renewal of Gavi and will sign when the Sevillian returns from his holidays.
The beginning of the summer had his agent, Ivan de la Peña, visiting the offices of the 'Cule' stadium in search of resolving the last details of an operation that has finally been completed. 'Sport' advanced that the agreement is total between both parts and that they will seal the signature in mid-July.
The youth international will return to training under his coach, Xavi Hernandez, on 11th July. Due to the fact that Luis Enrique called him up to play the four Nations League matches, the Andalusian will return to the Catalan discipline with the rest of the internationals.
His new contract will run until 2026 and he will have a 1 billion euro buy-out clause, as will Pedri Gonzalez, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Ronald Araujo. At 17 years of age, he has become a key player for his coach and is part of the future of the club.
In terms of salary, Gavi will be a step below the Uruguayan defender, but a salary review is expected to take place in the near future. Another issue to be resolved is his number, as he will belong to the first team and will have to leave the '30' of the unregistered.
Adama's '11' and Luuk de Jong's '17' are already available, as is Dani Alves' '8', which will probably be taken by Pedri. Numbers such as '6', '12', '15', '16', '22' or '23' could be useful if Riqui Puig, Braithwaite, Lenglet, Mingueza or Umtiti leave (the '16' was Pedri's).
The rumours about Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay are on the table and the option of the '21' or the '9' as with Spain are also valid. What is certain is that Barça are tying down a gem and one of the best Spanish footballers of today for many years to come.