Barcelona has secured the services of United States youth international goalkeeper Diego Kochen for the long term, as the talented shot-stopper has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2028. The official signing of the deal is set to take place on March 19, coinciding with Kochen's 18th birthday.
Under this new agreement, Kochen will be promoted from the Under-19 team to Barça Atlétic, who competes in the third tier of Spanish football. Excitingly, he will also be donning the No. 24 shirt for the team. It is worth mentioning that Kochen has been consistently training and traveling with the first team, particularly since Marc-André ter Stegen suffered a back injury last November.
