Thuram was speaking after Yamal's goalscoring performance for Barcelona in their 3-3 draw last night for their Champions League semifinal first-leg.
Asked, "Is Yamal the best in the world?", Thuram, interviewed by Canal+, was blunt: "I don't think so.
"The best player in the world is French, and the second best too. They are Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. Yamal is the third, perhaps."
Maybe you need eleven players to stop him!
However, on Yamal's performance, Thuram also said: “I encouraged (Fede) Dimarco, I told him that it was normal that Yamal had managed to score, that he would have done it anyway, no matter what happened, but that we shouldn't give up and keep bothering him.
"You can't stop players like that on your own; you only stop them as a team. Double-marking him? Maybe with eleven players…”
munabmors
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Yamalz record against France 😁
Rotacdinu
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Yamal is the best player in the world right now
Seymassboi2160
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So are you the best footballer in the world ?? lol Stop the jealous bro
natcdnpru
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If Yamal is not the best why does it take two people to stop him ?
Tekabekmny
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Thuram will not accept he's the best until he finished you completely.
wutbceikmr
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haha many people are jealous of Yamal. specially the French. they still think the tortoise Mpappe is the best. The truth us Mpappe is a selfish player with a big ego who destroys the team where ever he goes. Just look at Real now with Mpappe and Psg without Mpappe. June Bellingham and Mpappe are destroying Real. The 17 year old Yamal is much better than these two selfish players. Yamal is the next goat like it or not.
Yenadknuyz
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Why making a 17 year old kid who is just starting,a subject of discussion.Please leave this boy alone,he is just starting.No basis for comparison,and noise about him please.
Dakato
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it's him here an old man full of jealous🤣🤣🤣