Javier Mascherano has agreed personal terms with Barcelona. Barca announced yesterday:

"Mascherano will sign an improved and extended contract on Tuesday August 26 that will see him stay at the club until June 30, 2018.

"This extension was agreed and announced just before the start of the World Cup in Brazil, where Mascherano was playing for Argentina. The new contract includes a buyout clause set at 100 million euros."

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