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Barcelona: Mascherano remains at "Camp Nou" until 2016 27.07.2012

The Argentinian international Javier Mascherano has agreed to continue his contract with Barcelona until 2016 year and adds two more years to his current contract. 28-year practitioner midfielder who came from Liverpool in 2010 , will put his signature in coming weeks, says the official website of Barcelona.

Former coach Josep Guardiola properly assess his smart play and in several cases has been successfully used him as a central defender.

"Ever since his coming Xavier has become a leading player for our team," said his teammate Lionel Messi. Since Guardiola put him to play a central defender, I do not think he has one poor game. "

Known among fans nicknamed Little Chief, Mascherano has 97 appearances for Barca in all competitions. For him Barcelona pay 20 million euros.

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