This is the feeling at the start of the season in Barcelona. Even if it is true that recently he started four games in a row on the bench, which worried many people in Catalonia, Lamine Yamal returned to the starting eleven last Friday against Sevilla. And the Spanish international (2 caps, 1 goal) at only 16 years old has still shown great things. On the other side of the Pyrenees, everyone is under the spell and is convinced that the player trained at La Masia is the present and future of FC Barcelona.
However, we know that the reigning Spanish champion is in a complicated financial situation. Which, inevitably, could push some big clubs to come and draw from the Catalan ranks, with Lamine Yamal as a potential object of desire. For a while, there was even talk of a pronounced interest from Real Madrid, a club of which the player’s father was said to be a fan. But as all the Iberian media indicate, he is expected to officially sign his new contract at Barcelona today.
An XXL clause
The media Relevo thus reveals the details. As expected, this is a bit of a special contract, since he is only 16 years old. He therefore signed a fairly standard contract for a young player with this maximum duration of 3 years, which will bind him to the club until 2026. But once he turns 18, in 2025, it will be revised upwards. and increased. For the moment, his salary will be 3 million euros per year, and this sum could therefore quickly rise to the player’s majority. This is an unprecedented salary for a player of this age.
As for his release clause, it will be one billion euros. An amount which should therefore keep away all the big clubs potentially interested in his services for a good while. The new darling of FC Barcelona and Jorge Mendes is therefore not ready to leave; and Xavi, Joan Laporta and all the supporters culés can rub their hands…
