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Barca extends Adriano's deal through '17

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona has renewed defender Adriano's contract through to 2017 and added a buyout clause at 90 million euros ($116 million).

The club says the deal was sealed Thursday at a meeting with the player's agent, Paulo Affonso Neves.

The Brazil defender arrived from Sevilla in 2010, and Barcelona says he has "shown versatility" by defending effectively on both flanks.

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