Thunderbolt, Yamal sold for… € 275 million?

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By: Manu Tournoux

Will Lamine Yamal become in the coming months the most expensive football player of all time? For the time being, the record is held by Neymar, which was transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017 against 222 million euros. A brand that the little Barcelona prodigy could exceed this summer …

According to information from the Spanish media FichajesFC Barcelona would have received an offer of 275 million euros for Lamine Yamal. A check signed by Manchester City. At the end of the cycle, the Citizens would like to make the 17 -year -old Spanish nugget their new figurehead for the years to come.

An offer that is impossible to refuse for Barça? In the grip of financial difficulties, the Catalan club could be tempted to replenish its funds. Yes, but here, with Lamine Yamal, Blaugranas leaders are aware of holding the future crack in world football. And not the intention to part with it.

Yamal, an extension that is slow

At the end of the contract in June 2026, Lamine Yamal has been negotiating contract extension for many months. But for the time being, no agreement has been reached. Which leaves the door open to his contenders and therefore to Manchester City. For its part, the Spanish international has a new claim last February his intention to continue his career in Catalonia.

“I do not think that anyone doubts what I am as a fan of Barça, how much I like this club, he had confided. I have said it since my beginnings and I think it will be resolved at the end. If the two parties want something to happen, it will happen. But I think no one can doubt what I feel for this club. (…) In the end, in July, when next year start, it will be solved and everyone will see it. »»