At only seventeen, Lamine Yamal is already a phenomenon of world football. The Spanish international crowned 2024 European champion with La Roja last summer is also one of the masterpieces of FC Barcelona. The statistics of the winger this season are speaking to the least with thirteen goals and seventeen assists in thirty-nine games, all competitions combined. Enough to make some say that he is preparing for joyful tomorrows.
Agent of Lamine Yamal, Jorge Mendes spoke of his foal this Sunday against the program of the show
“Telefoot”. The Portuguese praised Spanish and predicted a bright future. “If he remains focused and works hard every day, I have no doubt that Lamine Yamal will be at the top of world football for several years. And he will be Ballon d'Or on multiple times. »»
A testimony necessarily very partisan but also an observation of the mad talent of the Spanish nugget that observers can only validate. In the viewfinder of many clubs, Lamine Yamal is notably observed very closely by a Paris Saint-Germain which dreams of attracting him home. But the task seems almost impossible, even more than with Neymar that the Parisian club had managed to start in 2017 against a payment of 222 million euros
Towards an extension at Barça
Except that this time, the Blaugrana release clause was set at a billion euros. And according to information from journalists of “Telefoot”whoever is under contract until 2026 with Barça should extend with his club forever at the end of the current season.
Asked about the subject several weeks ago, Lamine Yamal had already been very clear about what he wanted to do. For him, it was inconceivable to play in a club other than FC Barcelona if he came to stay in Spain. For the rest, he said:
“Everything concerning my future is in the hands of my agent. I just want to play football and win games. I don't want to think about the rest. I am focused on my game and my work. »»
