Barcelona star Wojciech Szczesny has supported Lamine Yamal to reach the highest heights in his future career in Catalonia.
Both players recently agreed contract extensions with the 17-year-old Lamine Yamal, who binds to Barcelona until 2031 and Szczesny in a rose until 2027.
Former Arsenal No.1 Szczesny became an unexpected cult hero in Barcelona last season as an emergency situation after the injury of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The target situation has been considerably shifted over the past six months, with SZCZESNY the campaign 2024/25 being the first choice.
Inaki Pena continues, with Ter Stegen also offered an exit after Hansi Flick had closed a deal for Espanyol -stop Joan Garcia, who will start 2025/26 as the first choice.
Szczesny is happy with a back -up place behind Garcia and his experience is vital in the Flick team.
Szczesny is a veteran of European promotion and he has seen several young stars with mixed results in their overall career.
Lamine Yamal's own sensational 2024/25 season has put him in the race to become the youngest balloon d'Or winner and Szczesny what happens next will rest on his shoulders.
“Everyone has their own way. And from today I see no warning signals. I think his attitude towards football, towards life, that is what makes him the player he is. And it is as if … you can't really change someone's personality,” according to reports from Mundo Deportivo.
“He has the right, perhaps even the obligation, to make young mistakes. Let's hope that if he does, they will not have serious consequences. His environment will undoubtedly be important.
“They say that Neymar could have achieved much more in football if he had had a different mentality. But if he had approached football and life differently, he would not have been the Neymar who set up a show.”