Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has acquired the final word seal of approval from Lionel Messi as he approaches the tip of his second full season.
The Spain worldwide has been sensational for membership and nation since his breakthrough in Catalonia again in 2023.
The 17-year-old is a primary alternative choose for Hansi Flick and Luis de la Fuente as his inventory continues to rocket after successful the Kopa Trophy and Golden Boy double on the finish of 2024.
11 La Liga assists locations him on the prime of that chart within the Spanish top-flight and he additionally tops a string of different metrics together with passes into the penalty space, via balls, objective creating actions and profitable take-ons.
Messi has opened up on his view of the teenage sensation as a part of his evaluation of the very best gamers in world soccer proper now.
“Youngsters watch and imitate all the things, they know everybody and observe everybody, the gamers they speak about are Mbappe, Vini Junior, Haaland, Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal,” he instructed an interview with the Simplemente Fútbol YouTube channel .
“It’s spectacular what Lamine Yamal is doing and has already achieved. He’s already a European champion with Spain.
“He’s simply 17, in the course of a development course of, and can carry on rising and contributing, simply as I did.
“He has unbelievable high quality and is already probably the greatest gamers on this planet.”
Lamine Yamal’s type within the ultimate weeks of the season might be essential to Barcelona’s treble hopes as Flick’s staff chase the La Liga title, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League.
Messi is closing in on a choice over his future at Inter Miami together with his present contract expiring on the finish of 2025 according to the MLS season.
His plan to captain Argentina on the 2026 FIFA World Cup stays on monitor and he’s anticipated to signal an extension till not less than after the match.