Barcelona (Spain), July 17: Dutch international Patrick Kluivert has decided to stay at Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona, the club's official web site said.
"The continuation of Patrick is very good news for Barca," Barcelona director general Javier Perez Farguell said.
Kluivert, reportedly the Catalan club's best-paid player with an estimated salary of 6 million (us$6.9 million), had been informed that Barcelona would enforce the clause in his contract which allows it to withhold a bonus of 4.6 million euros (us$5.3 million).

As a consequence, the terms of the contract state that Kluivert's buy-out clause would be slashed to 1 million pounds (US$1.67 million), easing the way for him to leave.
Kluivert, who has been negotiating with the club for weeks, joined Barcelona in 1998 after a year with AC Milan. He also played for Ajax, scoring the winning goal in the Dutch team's champions league final triumph over Milan in 1995.

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