Women’s Ballon d’Or holder Aitana Bonmati signed a new deal with Barcelona on Monday until 2028. The Spanish playmaker, 26, scored in the Champions League final last season as she led the dominant Catalan giants to a sensational quadruple.The best player in the world is thus staying at a winning club,” wrote Barcelona in a statement.
Bonmati has 96 goals for Barcelona in 275 games and is the joint record Champions League goalscorer with 22, tied with teammate and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.Also a World Cup winner with Spain in 2023, Bonmati came through the Barcelona youth academy after joining the club in 2011.
BREAKING | Aitana Bonmatí has extended her contract with FC Barcelona until 2028 pic.twitter.com/nmWxjW9biQ
— Barça Femení (@BarcaFem) September 16, 2024
Source: eNCA
In other news – Longwe Twala’s bail application to be heard next week
The case was postponed to allow his legal aid lawyer to prepare for the case. Longwe’s father, Chicco Twala, opened a theft case against both of his sons Sello and Longwe earlier this month at the Douglasdale police station.
However, Sello was released on bail due to insufficient evidence. Twala accused his sons of stealing his studio equipment worth more than R200 000. Read more
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