On Wednesday FC Barcelona locked up one of their prized youth stars in Jonathan Dos Santos. The younger brother of ex-Barcelona player Giovanni Dos Santos, Jonathan has spent most of the 2009-2010 season with Barcelona B. Though he has appeared in three games with the senior squad and had been called up a handful of times to train with the club by Pep Guardiola.

The new contract signed by Dos Santos extends his contract until 2012 with a buyout clause of 30 million euros.

It has been a week of mixed emotions for Jonathan as he was cut from the Mexican national squad earlier in the week by head coach and ex-Atletico manager Javier Aguirre. The decision by Aguirre to cut Jonathan sparked a backlash by the Dos Santos family. There is talk that older brother Giovanni may quit the national squad just one week ahead of the World Cup in protest of the decision.

Barcelona next are working on new contracts for youth players Thiago, Gai Assulin and Marc Bartra. It is believed that Thiago will be signing his contract extension early next week.