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Lamine Yamal, one of the greatest hopes in world football, is currently enjoying the glory days of FC Barcelona. But, at the professional level, he could have worn the colors of another team. In 2022, he narrowly missed joining Paris SG.
According to El Mundo Deportivo, Paris was one of the clubs that monitored Yamal’s progress with great attention when the latter was still at La Masia. Contacts were made with his agent Ivan De La Pena (a former OM) and the deal was not far from materializing. No transfer fee was necessary to snatch this gem from Barcelona.
PSG keeps tabs on Lamine Yamal
Finally, Yamal was convinced to continue with his training club. And it was Xavi, the coach of the Barça first team at the time, who himself intervened. He promised the attacking midfielder that he would have playing time in the pros. A word he kept as Yamal made his debut at the highest level a few months later.
In October 2023, Yamal ended up signing a very long-term contract with FC Barcelona. This made him unattainable for most major European clubs. However, PSG’s interest in him has not waned. The attraction of the last Euro, now represented by Jorge Mendes, was recently the subject of an offer of 250 million euros. But we know the exact origin of this expensive proposal.
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