Lamine Yamal, the young star of FC Barcelona and the Spanish team, will inherit this season of the No. 10 of Barça which formerly carried Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona. The Catalan club announced it.
Often compared to Messi, also out of the Masia, the club’s training center, the winger who has just celebrated his 18th birthday in circumstances that caused controversy last season on the 19th, on the 10th having been awarded since 2021 to Ansu Fati, transferred this summer to Monaco.
Younger player in the history of Barça to have entered the championship – it was in April 2023, he was only 15 years old and nine months old -, Yamal has since become a centerpiece of the club for which he scored 25 goals in 100 appearances. He played a preponderant role in the successful triple last season (championship, king’s cup and Spanish Super Cup).
“Messi has traced his way and I will draw mine,” he said to journalists during an event organized for the occasion at the club shop, at Camp Nou. “I will work as hard as I can, give everything and try to make Barça supporters happy who are here and those who are at home.”
Controversy
Yamal has made the big titles of the Spanish newspapers in recent days after celebrating his 18 years on weekends during a private evening for which dwarf artists had been hired.
The Ministry of Social Rights asked for the opening of an investigation to determine whether there has been the dignity of the persons concerned following a complaint filed by the Association of persons with skeletal dysplasia with naism (ADEE).
“At the end of the day,” said Yamal, I work for Barça, I play for Barça but when I am off, I enjoy my life, and that’s it. ” The young winger, who extended last May until 2031, said the 2025-26 season with the desire to win the Champions League with Barça and the World Cup with Spain next summer. “I hope to enjoy myself even more than last season and realize my dreams,” said the one who applies to the next Ballon d’Or.
Besides Messi, other football glories have wore the Barça No 10 jersey, such as Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho. “Three football legends, three legends of this club,” said Yamal. I am grateful for what they have given to my club and try to extend this inheritance. “
This article was published automatically. Sources: ATS / AFP