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The champion of the Spanish league offered to extend the contract for another year to the Frenchman Ludovic Giuly - this became known after L. Giuly's agent Alain Migliaccio was invited to a meeting with the head of the Barcelona sports section Txiki Begiristain.
Representatives of the Catalan club offered to extend the contract for another year to the French national team goalkeeper, who already has a valid contract until the summer of 2007.
It is said that Barcelona's coach, Dutchman Frank Rijkaard, is still very interested in seeing the Frenchman at the Catalan club. According to reports, it is beneficial for Barca that L. Giuly is a true winger, while other players in this position at Barcelona prefer to play in the midfield.
Recently, there have been reports in various countries' media that Lyon, Galatasaray, and Monaco were interested in acquiring L. Giuly, while Liverpool even reportedly made a concrete offer to the Frenchman for a two-year contract.
Meanwhile, L. Giuly himself has stated that he likes the Barcelona team and the great atmosphere prevailing there, so he himself would very much not like to say goodbye to the Catalan team.
According to the media, it is believed that the 29-year-old L. Giuly could be particularly useful for Barca if another Frenchman - the current Arsenal superstar Thierry Henry - dons the blaugrana shirt after this season.
L. Giuly, after a conversation with his agent A. Migliaccio and Barcelona representative Tx. Begiristain on Wednesday, called the Barcelona headquarters and confirmed his intention to stay in Catalonia.
It is expected that the official signing of the contract extension will take place after the Champions League final.
