Barcelona forward Pedro Rodriguez has agreed to a one-year contract extension that ties the Spain international to the club until 2016. The Catalan club says Pedro’s buy-out clause is raised from 90 million euros ($130 million) to 150 million euros ($217 million). The Spanish champions indicated the extension would be signed on Thursday.
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Barcelona playmaker Xavi has accused Real Madrid of “not wanting to play” after part one of an El Clasico quadruple-header ended in a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. Despite dropping two points in La Liga, Barca midfielder Xavi said his team was happy to have dominated proceedings away from home and said the comeback from 10-man Madrid did not give them extra impetus for the impending Cup final. “In no way will Madrid’s morale be higher,” said Xavi. “We were the better team, faithful to our playing style and we’ll take a lot from the game, despite not getting the three points.”
