His left-footed profile makes him a very important asset for the future and Barça are convinced that he can make the jump to the first team normally.
As such, there is a plan to hand him a first-team contract with an extension for another year and a first-team number for next season.
Faye and his entourage were waiting in the wings because if Barça did not take this step, they were prepared to leave the club to continue his career in the first division.
With the decision to retain Faye, Barcelona will sell some of their other centre-backs to ensure that there is no overload of defenders.
Both Clement Lenglet and Eric Garcia will be asked to leave after returning from their loan spells while offers could also be heard for one of Jules Kounde, Inigo Martinez, and Andreas Christensen.
