For the former French midfielder of Celta Vigo and Real Madrid, the Barça youth player “is a talent that can enjoy his game, not beaten up.”
Lamine Yamal does not participate in the club World Cup because FC Barcelona was not eligible, but although he does not play, the 17-year-old Barça youth player remains a universal reference for those who are currently following the competition in the United States. With the Ballon d'Or, which will be awarded in Paris on September 22, Lamine is a favorite thanks to its excellent season, and many support all his candidacy. However, others support him for the future and claim that he has time to collect all the prizes because of his childhood. This is the case of Claude Makelele, the 52-year-old former French midfielder who played for Celta Vigo and Real Madrid, among others. “At the moment I would give this balloon d'Or to Debélé, because Lamine still needs time, we have to let him prevail with his football with his talent, because he is going to win more than one balloon d'or,” he said in statements to El Chiringuito.
The former midfielder who ran the most for the Galacticos team of Real Madrid, said that the best thing to do with Lamine is “not to work over, let him enjoy; he is a child.”
If he wins the Ballon d'Or, Lamine Yamal would be the youngest player ever to be crowned by France, the French media that has awarded the most prestigious and traditional individual prize in the world of football since 1956, and the most coveted football professionals themselves.