Lamine Yamal has not been playing professional football at FC Barcelona for very long but he is already seen as the face of the club.
At just 17 years old… La Masia The sensation is undoubtedly one of the most important players not only on the field blaugrana But also for the Spanish national team.
The teenager’s precocious talent, natural ability and explosiveness have been coming from his early career La Masia Everyone has started being compared to a certain Lionel Messi.
Lamine has always shown great humility when discussing comparisons with the greatest player to represent Barcelona, even saying he would be delighted. He has half of the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner’s career,
Now, however, Messi himself has admitted that the 17-year-old sensation reminds him of his younger self.
During a recent chat, the former Barcelona captain, who now plays at Inter Miami, was asked to name one player of the new generation who tells him whenever he sits and watches football. , “Oh, this is me when I was young.”
In response Messi said: “The new generation of young players are very good and have many years ahead of them.
“Well, I have heard about Yamal without a doubt. Maintaining continuity depends on them and other things too. But he is already part of the present and there is no doubt that he has a huge future ahead of him.
It means a lot to Lamine to have such praise coming from his idol and one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
It’s also testament to the kind of player he is and that the sky is the limit for the 17-year-old Barcelona wonderkid.