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What if Lamine Yamal were to continue his career in the City of Lights? At the time of writing, it is difficult to say for sure. However, the name of the player currently playing in Euro 2024 with Spain is regularly associated with the reigning French champion. Last March, Barça president Joan Laporta revealed in an interview with Barça One that the Catalan club had already “rejected an offer of 200 million euros for Lamine”.
An offer quickly associated with PSG, even if we told you that the upper echelons of the Parisian formation had not taken action for the Barcelona prodigy, author of 7 goals and 11 assists in 53 matches in all competitions last season. However, in today’s edition, World Sports adds this Saturday that the Red and Blue have clearly not given up on this file. Thus, the Spanish media indicates that the Parisian board would be, today, ready to bet 250 million euros for the crack of Esplugues de Llobregat.
PSG push for Yamal but…
A historic amount for PSG, which would then exceed the sum paid to secure Neymar’s services in 2017 (222 million euros). Problem? The Culers are reportedly refusing, today, the slightest discussion concerning their talent under contract until 2026, and protected by a release clause of 1 billion euros. A legitimate position in view of the current impact of the talent trained at La Masia, but which nevertheless raises a central question. Can Barça really ignore this kind of amount given its financial situation?
For the time being and according to the latest information from the Iberian press, the trend is to secure the jewel of the Roja (10 selections, 2 goals). An ambition that does not seem to calm the Parisian ardor. However, this file is proving more complex than ever since PSG will not be able to count on the complicity of the agent Jorge Mendes well established in Barcelona (Yamal, Alejandro Baldé, Ansu Fati plus the loanees, João Félix and João Cancelo), nor on that of the nugget attached to his training club. Finally, the priority to strengthen the offensive sector concerns rather the left corridor and not the right winger position where Ousmane Dembélé is today considered untouchable in the eyes of Luis Enrique. To be continued…
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