Lamine Yamal all looks at a different sensational season in Barcelona after igniting his pre -season campaign.
The Spain International, now turned 18, has received the iconic No.10 shirt for the 2025/26 season as a show of his status in the side of Hansi Flick.
As part of the 7-3 victory of Barcelona at Seoul FC in the South Korean capital, Lamine Yamal gained two goals to get off the stamp this summer.
His crucial role in Barcelona's La Liga, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup Treble in 2024/25 brought him into the settlement to become the youngest balloon d'Or winner later this year.
While his stock continues to rock and he takes over no. 10, his comparisons with the legendary Lionel Messi inevitable, in particular where their respective levels on 17 and 18.
Club president Joan Laporta spear contract extensions with Lamine Yamal at the beginning of the year with a renewal that eventually corresponded until 2031.
However, Laporta would like to retain its rise in the context, in particular compared to a great great one such as Messi.
“Lamine is Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi was Lionel Messi. Messi has been the best player in the world, and Lamine, I think that at the present moment is the best in the world. But we will have to see,” he said an interview with CNN.
“Lamine has a lot of personality, just like Messi in his early days. Of course Messi has won everything. For me he is probably the greatest player of all time.
“He is the kind of player of whom there are few, because he is a genius and performs at the highest level.”
“The world continues and new geniuses are created, and today's new geniuses are players such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Raphinha, all very talented players in the world of football.”
Lamine Yamal ended the 2024/25 season with 18 scored goals and 21 assists in all competitions.