Barcelona star set to sign surprise contract extension before departing on loan | OneFootball

A significant update on the future of an out-of-favour member of the goalkeeper ranks at La Liga champions Barcelona has come to the fore online late this week.

This comes amid confirmation that Iñaki Peña is close to signing a long-term contract extension, before heading out on loan.

It has of course long been common knowledge across Spain that shot-stopper Peña does not feature in Barcelona’s plans for the season ahead.

Following the summer arrival in Joan García in Hansi Flick’s squad, the 26-year-old has tumbled all the way down to 4th-choice in the pecking order between the posts in Catalunya’s capital.

A number of clubs, in turn, are understood to have made clear their interest in a deal for Peña across the summer to date.

And if the latest word stemming from the media this week is anything to go by, then one such suitor now appear to have taken a clear lead in the race for his signature.

As per a report from journalist Juli Claramunt of Jijantes:

‘Iñaki Peña will extend his contract with Barça for three years. Until 2029. Those three years are added to the one year he had left. Eder Sarabia’s Elche are the best positioned to secure his loan. Simple, there would be no purchase option.’

Conor Laird – GSFN