At 16, he is “better” than Messi!

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Lamine Yamal, who is not yet 17 years old, is the new phenomenon of FC Barcelona and his former trainer announces it louder than a certain Lionel Messi!

Just before the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League between FC Barcelona and Napoli (1-1 in the first leg at Diego Maradona), Canal+ followed in the footsteps of Lamine Yamal, the new star of the Blaugranas, who has always 16 years old (he will celebrate his 17th birthday in July). The left-footed winger was born in Catalonia, in Esplugues de Llobregat, west of Barcelona, ​​not far from the Camp Nou.

Yamal thus started at CF La Torreta (before arriving at Barça’s Masia at the age of 7) and his former trainer, Inocente Diez, remembers an incredible phenomenon. “I say it, I have always said it, in six years, he will be Ballon d’Or. Unfortunately for him, he fell into the worst Barça in history. He’s a better player than Messi.”says the educator!

Five goals this season

During Raphinha’s absence, Xavi’s favorite definitely won his starting place as a right winger. The 1.78m dribbler has just scored his fourth goal in La Liga and also provided three assists. He also scored a goal in the Coupe du Roi and gave an assist in the UCL. This is just the beginning.

Yamal Nasraoui Ebana (his full name, his father is Moroccan, his mother is Equatorial Guinean) should participate in Euro 2024 with the Spanish selection. He made his big debut last September and scored from the start to become the youngest scorer in the history of La Roja at 16 years and 57 days.

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