It’s a phenomenon, a real one. This season, young Lamine Yamal confirmed that he had everything to become very big. At the age of 16, he has already made himself indispensable to both FC Barcelona and Spain. During this break, he once again delivered XXL performances between fantastic dribbling and an ability to make a difference and be decisive (2 assists against Brazil). And he even managed to get a standing ovation from the Bernabeu after his performance against the Selecao. Matches in continuation of what he is offering this season with Barça since he managed to send Raphinha and Ferran Torres to the bench.
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It must be said that Lamine Yamal did not leave too much choice to Xavi Hernandez, nor to Luis De La Fuente. When he starts, the player trained at Masia never misses the opportunity to shine. This season, he has already scored 6 goals and provided 9 assists. Enough to please FC Barcelona who can therefore rub their hands at having a player of this level in their ranks. A player that the Catalans do not intend to let slip away. “We received offers for players like Lamine Yamal, 200 million euros, and we said no” Laporta said recently. But yet, the recent performances of Lamine Yamal do not only make FC Barcelona happy, according to the Catalan daily Sport.
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He could play 69 matches this season
Indeed, at 16 years old, Yamal is already an indisputable starter for club and national team. As a result, he has already played 45 games this season and this while Xavi and De La Fuente are trying to manage his playing time. Pretty crazy numbers for a player who has not even finished growing yet. But the worst is yet to come since Lamine Yamal is on course to play the Euro with Spain but also… the Olympics with the U23 team. He could therefore play a total of 69 matches for his first professional season. A situation which is reminiscent of that of Pedri who had experienced the same thing. And the Spanish midfielder has been paying for this physical overload for several seasons (he has a series of physical problems and struggles to string together 3 matches in a row). FC Barcelona is afraid of experiencing this same situation with Lamine Yamal.
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Sport also specifies that the Catalan club wants to learn the lesson of the cases of Pedri, Gavi and even Ansu Fati who were too exposed despite their early debut and who are paying off today. And yet, Lamine Yamal, who will be 17 next July, could have played even more matches without a suspension in the Coupe du Roi and without his muscular problems in October. FC Barcelona has already told the RFEF that it would be better to show common sense for the Olympic Games this summer by not summoning Lamine Yamal. Because neither the Catalan club nor La Roja can afford to waste the offensive talent of the selection over the next 15 years…
Pub. 03/28/2024 12:00 Updated 03/28/2024 12:22
2024-03-28 11:00:50
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