The discussions had lasted for several weeks already and their outcome was hardly in doubt. This end of the day Tuesday, FC Barcelona announced that Lamine Yamal would remain a blaugrana player for a few more years. Initially under contract until June 2026, the Spanish international extended five more years, until 2031.
“FC Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached an agreement for the extension of its contract. »» Thus started the press release published by the Catalan club which then said that it was notably present around the table, Joan Laporta (President of Barça), Rafa Yusta (Vice President) and Deco (Sports Director).
And the club explains that this extension of Lamine Yamal is “another demonstration of the solidity of the Barça project. For the seventeen-year player, it is in any case a logical suite. Appeared for the first time with the Barcelona on April 29, 2023 when he was only fifteen, Lamine Yamal did not stop progressing at lightning speed. Having become an indisputable holder, he even put on the master's costume to play his team alongside Pedri and other Gavi.
Very good news for FC Barcelona
Also a masterpiece within the Spanish Roja, he won Euro 2024 last summer. At the time of his explosion, some clubs came to the news, like a Paris Saint-Germain which tried the field last year, as Deco recently entrusted. But for Lamine Yamal, things have been clear for a long time: her near future was only possible at FC Barcelona.
Author of eighteen goals and twenty-five assists in fifty-five games this season, all competitions combined, Lamine Yamal will therefore wear the jersey of her training club for a very long time. It is a shattering and very happy announcement for Barça and its supporters.
