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Luis Enrique ends doubts over future by signing new contract with Barca

Xinhua, June 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ended doubts about his future on Tuesday when he signed a new contract with the club.

The coach who has led Barca to a league, cup and Champions League treble in his first season in charge had fuelled speculation he was considering leaving after just one year when he admitted on Saturday that he ddin't know what he would be doing next campaign, despite having another year on his contract left to run.

However, on Tuesday afternoon those doubts were ended when the club released a communique stating: "the club has signed an agreement with Luis Enrique until the end of 2017."

The move is slightly surprising given that club President, Josep Maria Bartomeu had said on Spanish radio on Monday that although he would be delighted to see the coach continue, with elections for the club presidency due to be held this summer, any new contract would wait until the new president had been elected. Endi