FC Barcelona: Hansi Flick's muscular focus on Lamine Yamal

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Lamine Yamal is the number 1 topic of conversation in Barcelona. On a sporting level, his injury during the international break in September strained relations between Hansi Flick and Luis De La Fuente. The player returned to the field just before the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, but unfortunately he relapsed. Moreover, this C1 shock has been talked about a lot lately. It was not a question of Lamine Yamal's relapse, but rather of an incident which occurred during the activation session scheduled for the morning of the match.

The 2024 European champion would have arrived late and his coach would have liked to sanction him by making him start the match on the bench. However, several Spanish media assure that Joan Laporta would have asked his sporting director, Deco, to convince Flick to make an exception for Lamine Yamal due to the publicity of such a match. A slap in the face of the rules which, if it happened, could undermine the authority of the Culés coach. Present at a press conference this afternoon, Hansi Flick returned to this rumor.

Flick denies

And according to the German, everything is false. “I would like to know where this rumor comes from, it's completely crazy. In this club, with Deco, I am very grateful to you for believing in our work. We have your complete trust and you would never ask us that. I have nothing to hide, whoever told you that is lying. Understood ?», he got carried away, before being asked again, a few questions later, about the private life of his star. For several months Lamine Yamal has continued to stand out.

Between his supposed romantic liaisons with influencers, his controversial birthday party (with the presence of dwarves) and his affair with Nicki Nicole, the Blaugrana number 10 is accused of leading a life not necessarily compatible with the demands of the high level. But Flick doesn't want to get involved. “For me, the most important thing is that when he trains, he puts in a lot of effort. May he have a good attitude and do his job well. He took a few days off because he trained a lot, professionally. I will not interfere in his private life“. It's said.