Since the start of the season, Lamine Yamal has been on another planet with FC Barcelona. Author of eight goals and six assists in eight matches with the Catalan club, the 19-year-old prodigy continues with Spain where he has three goals in as many matches. An exceptional start to the season which could allow him to obtain the Ballon d’Or at the last moment. This crazy level in any case allows him to achieve unanimous support among football observers and former players.
This Monday, it was Andrés Iniesta who came out of the woods to praise the winger. Barça legend, the midfielder, who became a coach in the United Arab Emirates, affirmed that he was a fan of Barça and the Catalan number 10 at the microphone of Mundo Deportivo : “obviously, I love watching Barça and I love watching Spain. Like before, like when I was playing. These are teams that have this style of play and this type of players that I obviously appreciate a lot. Their way of playing and above all their talent, their complicity, their understanding of the game. After all, we are talking about the best. (…) The level of Lamine Yamal? No, this is not normal, otherwise there would be more players capable of achieving this. It’s not normal, and what’s beautiful and important about all of this is his ambition, his ease, and the fact that, when you think about it, what awaits him at that age is magnificent.»
