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Official: former Barcelona target pens new Juventus deal

Official: former Barcelona target pens new Juventus deal

Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner has signed a one-year-contract extension with the Serie A giants, the club have announced through their official website. Juventus had an option to extend the player’s contract for one more season and have decided to activate it before its expiration which was due at the end of January.

At the beginning of the current campaign, Lichtsteiner requested to leave the club because Juventus had omitted him from the Champions League squad list and many European clubs showed their interest in the Switzerland international, including Barcelona as the LaLiga giants were looking for a new right-back.

The injury of Dani Alves and Juventus’ decision to include Lichtsteiner in the Champions League squad list for the second part of the campaign, however, have convinced the experienced defender not to leave Italy and sign a new agreement with Juventus. The 33-year-old has one goal and three assists in 16 appearances with the bianconeri so far this season. His previous agreement with the club was due to expire at the end of the season but Lichtsteiner has now extended his stay at the J Stadium until June 2018.