FC Barcelona protects him like the apple of its eye. In recent weeks, Lamine Yamal's sympathy rating has dropped radically. His rowdy birthday party, his intimate relationships like the one recently with the Argentine singer Nicky Nicole are widely commented on, as is his dilettante attitude on the field and in training. Recently, a delay to a group session led to a small controversy with Hansi Flick. To assert his authority, the German coach wanted to punish the 2024 European champion by removing him from the eleven against PSG.
Joan Laporta, president Culé, would have demanded Deco, his sporting director, to change the technician's mind a few hours before kick-off. There is no question of depriving yourself of your best player for such a shock! This story has since been denied by Flick at a press conference. “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“, he said last week.
Deco and Jorge Mendes act behind the scenes
Between that, his withdrawal from the Spanish team, and less good results in recent weeks, the 18-year-old player is starting to feel bad. “He's not angry, but he's annoyed. Lately, and more than ever. He receives criticism on a professional level. I'm told that Lamine doesn't care if we talk about his haircut, his clothes, etc. But it annoys him that we insinuate that he is unprofessional», affirmed in recent hours José Alvarez, the follower of Barça for El Chiringuito. The club is aware that all this media hype is new for its genius and has decided to act.
According to Barça Reservation on Catalunya RadioDeco and Jorge Mendes took matters into their own hands. This is one of the reasons for the Portuguese agent's visit to Barcelona last week. Together, the two men will support the star in his daily life and guide him in his behavior towards the club, the technical staff and even the locker room. This follows concerns developed internally at Barça. The meteoric growth of Lamine Yamal as a player but also as an object of commercial, financial and media desire raises fears of a loss of benchmarks that the Blaugrana and Jorge Mendes want to avoid at all costs. They are there to help him.
