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Rafinha signs new Barcelona deal to remain with club until 2020

Reuters

Barcelona midfielder Rafinha has signed a new contract that sees him tied to the Camp Nou outfit until 2020.

(Courtesy: fcbarcelona.com)

With the exception of a loan spell at Celta during the 2013-14 campaign, the Sao Paulo native has been at Barcelona his whole career: working his way through the famed La Masia academy, then the club's B side, and into regular first-team action last season.

The two-time Brazil international will now be under contract until the end of the 2019-20 campaign.

The 22-year-old has been sidelined since a challenge from Radja Nainggolan in a 1-1 at Roma in September forced him to have surgery on torn ligaments in his right knee. He is not expected to return to competitive action until around March.

Rafinha's last goal for the club came at the beginning of the season, when his strike helped overcome Sevilla 5-4 in the UEFA Super Cup.

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