Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has agreed to extend his contract at Camp Nou until the end of next season.

Barca boss agrees stay until June 2012

Barcelona head coach Pep Guardiola has agreed to extend his contract at Camp Nou until the end of next season, the club have confirmed. Spaniard Guardiola, whose current contract with the Primera Liga champions was due to expire at the end of the campaign, will put pen to paper on a new deal in the coming days. The 40-year-old, who took charge at Barca nearly three years ago, led the Catalan club to consecutive league titles in 2009 and 2010. The club said on their: "FC Barcelona announce that they have reached an agreement with Josep Guardiola to renew his contract with the club for another season, until 30th June 2012. "The signing of the contract will take place in the next few days." Barca are currently seven points clear at the top of La Liga after 22 games this season. Guardiola, a former player at Barca and an ex-Spain international, also guided the club to UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey success in 2009.