Puyol extends contract until 2013

The discussion and debate over the future of Barça club captain Carles Puyol has finally come to an end as he has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2013.
The 31-year-old has been the driving force of the team from defence but surprisingly the board has been slow in offering him a deal but a statement issued on Friday said that a contract has been agreed and all the paperwork will be concluded in the coming days.
“It was not difficult to arrive at an agreement, we told him that if the problem was over a year longer then that was not a difficulty. We all know very well what Puyol offers the team in terms of his behaviour, performance and personality as captain,” said sports director Txiki Begiristain.