Author of an exceptional season on a personal level, Lamine Yamal has amazed many observers. Winner of Euro 2024 last summer with Spain, the FC Barcelona player shone in club this season with impressive statistics for a player of only seventeen years. While many are tempted to compare it to a certain Lionel Messi, the choice was subjected to Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City coach was the guest of the show
“First corner by Guiness 0.0” broadcast on Dazn. The opportunity for him to say all the good he thought of the nugget Blaugrana. “Normally we have this maturity at twenty-four or twenty-five years old but not at seventeen. (…) We have the impression that with players of such talent they have to try their luck on each action, that they draw a three points like (Stephen) Curry. But it's not worth it. He is there, he touches the ball, he rests three minutes, he retouchs the ball, restarts and he rebuilds a pass. And that's how he wins the match. »»
But then can Lamine Yamal be compared to the octuple Ballon d'Or that is Lionel Messi? The answer was clear for Pep Guardiola. “Barça is very likely to have found a young person who offers such prospects. But I wouldn't say like Leo … I'm really sorry but for me, there is no one in the world better than Messi. »»
Lamine Yamal, an already interesting record
And Pep Guardiola inevitably knows what he is talking about since he directed “the Pulga” when he was the coach of FC Barcelona. Together, the two men notably won two Champions Leagues, three Spanish Championships, two King Cups or three Spanish Super Cups
Lamine Yamal still has a long way to go to offer himself a record as huge as that of Lionel Messi but he is well started with two liga on the meter, a King's cup and a Spanish Super Cup. Presented as a very serious candidate for the Ballon d'Or 2025, the young Spaniard may one day be able to change his opinion Pep Guardiola.