Luis Suarez will extend his Barcelona contract within the next few days, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Bartomeu also reiterated his belief that Lionel Messi will remain at the Camp Nou, but it is Suarez's new deal that the club have been working on for the last few months.
Bartomeu expects the Uruguay international to commit to terms which will tie him to Barca until at least 2022.
"We're about to close Suarez's renewal," he said in an interview with Radio Vision in Uruguay. "There are just a few final details [to sort]. But Luis will continue at Barcelona.
"He's well loved by everyone and he loves the club. In the coming days, weeks, we will announce it. Maybe it will be a great Christmas present. Not for Luis, who knows he will continue here, but for football fans.
"They know that he's a really important character, that he forms part of this spectacular trident that we have at the club, that he helps the team. The objective is that Suarez is here until at least the [2022] World Cup in Qatar. Our sporting projects are based around World Cups."
Barca hope to have Messi for just as long as Suarez and multiple reports in the Spanish media on Thursday suggested the forward's father, Jorge Messi, has arrived in the city to begin contract talks with the club.
Following claims the Argentine could be tempted to run his contract down, which expires in 2018, the club have come out stronger than ever in stating their belief that he will remain at the Camp Nou.
"We would like Messi to stay here for life and end his sporting career here," Bartomeu said in the same interview. "He is the most important player in the history of the club, without doubt. He's surpassed [Laszlo] Kubala, [Johan] Cruyff, Romario, [Diego] Maradona, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo. There's no-one like Messi.
"He is helping construct a great Barca, a universal Barca which spreads to all four corners of the planet -- although there's no-one person bigger than the club."
As well as Messi, Ivan Rakitic, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Andres Iniesta are all expected to be handed new deals in the New Year.
Neymar, Javier Mascherano and Sergio Busquets have already signed extended terms this season as Barca tie down the players that have brought them success under Luis Enrique.