Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes Lamine Yamal is a “genius” and one of the best on this planet in his place.
Off the again of an unbelievable 2024-25 marketing campaign, which noticed Yamal rating 13 targets and register 18 assists on his approach to a home treble, the winger scored a brace in a 7-3 pre-season win over Seoul.
The 18-year-old has additionally inherited the well-known quantity 10 shirt on the membership, drawing extra comparisons to Barcelona icon Lionel Messi.
Much like Pep Guardiola earlier within the week, Laporta has urged followers to not examine Yamal to the Barcelona legend and feels {the teenager} is making his personal mark as among the finest within the sport.
“Lamine Yamal is Lamine Yamal, Leo Messi was Leo Messi,” Laporta informed CNN. “Leo Messi has been one of the best participant on this planet, and Lamine is one of the best participant on this planet (in his place).
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“Messi gained every thing, Messi did every thing, for me most likely one of the best participant in historical past, however the world continues and [there] seems new geniuses. The brand new geniuses which are showing these days are gamers like Lamine Yamal, like Pedri, like Raphinha.”
“Within the case of Lamine, there will not be too many gamers like him as a result of he’s a genius, and he’s the highest degree.
“I believe that a very powerful factor is that he enjoys the group. It is extremely vital that he feels good, that he can keep along with his colleagues on the pitch, having fun with enjoying soccer, and out of the pitch, having fun with as a boy that likes a standard life.
“He’s very skilled, and he is aware of that to be one of the best and to be on the prime, he must be match, he wants to coach, he must comply with the recommendation of the coach and the individuals which are round him and mainly to really feel pleased, to really feel that he’s having fun with enjoying soccer.”
Yamal is ready to function once more on Monday (August 4) in Barcelona’s last recreation of their pre-season tour of South Korea towards Daegu.
