Lamine Yamal targeted by an ogre: Barça vacillates

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

At just 17 years old, he alone embodies the renewal of a Barça in reconstruction. Lamine Yamal shines on all terrains, chaining high -flying performances and establishing itself as one of the pillars of the Catalan project. But this radiance naturally attracts lusts. For several months, its name has been circulating in the highest European spheres, where its precocity and its talent are unanimous. Among the interested clubs, only one seems ready to break everything to attach its services.

It was Manchester City who shaken the foundations of Camp Nou with an absolutely disproportionate proposal: 275 million euros to attach the services of the Spanish crack. A sum that would spray all records and that even PSG, however always on the lookout for young wonders, did not dare to align. If Paris keeps a discreet eye on Yamal, the Guardiola club has gone to the offensive. And this audacity could shake up the internal balances of a Barça in the grip of financial difficulties.

Yamal in danger? Barça caught in the throat

The Mancunian proposal arrives at a strategic moment for Barcelona. Because beyond the field, Yamal also embodies the image of a post-Messi renewal. Selling it, it would undoubtedly be weakening the Hansi Flick group sportingly, but also to break with the symbolism of a club that rely on its youth. However, faced with such a colossal offer, the temptation to bail out the boxes is not absent.

Indecent offer for Yamal: will Barça hold?

Catalan leaders, Joan Laporta in mind, said that Lamine Yamal was untouchable. The player is under contract until 2026 and negotiations are already underway to extend this lease. Hansi Flick, for his part, continues to make the young winger a central part of his system, refusing any transfer discussion. The message is clear: the future of Barcelona is not negotiated, even at 275 million.

In a modern football where everything has a price, even the greatest principles can vacillate. If City is responsible, or other behemoths invite themselves in the race, Barcelona could be forced to review its position. Especially since each euro has in a club always in debt. For the moment, Yamal remains Blaugrana. But until when will this resistance hold?