Three years after his tearful departure for PSG, Lionel Messi may finally have a successor at FC Barcelona. If many Blaugrana supporters saw a little too quickly in Ansu Fati the worthy heir of the Argentine striker, who is now in the heyday of Inter Miami, Lamine Yamal seems to be following in the footsteps of the eight-time player. Golden Ball.
In any case, this is the observation that it is possible to establish after the first 50 matches of the young Spanish winger in the Catalan jersey. Already decisive on 24 occasions (10 goals, 14 assists), the 17-year-old crack is in the same passage times as the 2022 world champion, who had distinguished himself 25 times in 50 matches (21 goals, 4 assists ).
Lamine Yamal in the footsteps of Lionel Messi
Winner of the Kopa Trophy, Lamine Yamal is certainly evolving in a slightly different register, but for the moment he is meeting expectations. “Lamine is a great player, who loves football and pleases the supportersRivaldo recently affirmed in
Mundo Deportivo. He has already been European champion, he is doing a good job and I am sure that in the future he will be Ballon d’Or. »
“Time will tell if he can reach Messi’s leveladded the former Brazilian legend of Barça. He does everything well: shooting, dribbling, timing… Any coach would be delighted to have him on their team. »
So far, Hansi Flick has nothing to complain about. But the road is still very long for the recent winner of Euro 2024 with Spain.