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Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona also wants to close the contract renewals of Barcelona players Xavi and Busquets as soon as possible because the club then can start working on other cases, like the renewal of Barcelona central defender and Spanish international Carles Puyol (30) (read more here).

The renewal of Barcelona captain Puyol will be negotiated during the coming months and a deal should be found before this season ends. The current contract of Puyol expires in the summer of 2010.

Catalan sports weekly paper Gol claims that the club plans to start talking with Puyol soon and to offer the Catalan defender a contract until 2012 based on the existing deal. With offers from the Italian league, Puyol knows this will be his last big contract and would want to receive a serious pay rise, as a recognition for his career at the club.

Read more:
Puyol meets his look-alike
Puyol, Xavi and Valdes offered to renew until 2014
Puyol: "Guardiola is obsessed"