Lamine Yamal, The Barça winger will renew for five seasons with the Barça club once he turns 16 on July 13.
On April 29, Lamine Yamal, who was 15 years, 9 months and 16 days old became the youngest player in the history of FC Barcelona to debut in a League match. He did it at the Camp Nou, against Betis – he replaced Gavi in the 86th minute – and was about to have the dream debut after a shot that Rui Silva managed to prevent it from becoming a goal. Almost three months after his debut under the orders of Xavi Hernández, Lamine has become the great bet of the Barça club for this next season. In fact, before the market opportunity appeared with the pearl of Turkish football Arda Güler, who finally opted for the millionaire offer of Madrid, Lamine Yamal was already the great challenge of La Masia for the 2023-24 course. The delicate economic situation of the entity and the problems of 'fair play' force Barça to look at the base and Lamine is one of the jewels of the quarry to promote.
In the club, from the presidency to the coaching staff through the sports management, they have a blind faith in the academy. That he debuted at the age of 15 last season was no accident. On the contrary. It was a nod from Barça to the player, before the siren songs that came from several greats in Europe, and a demonstration that they have a lot of faith in their possibilities. That was just the first step. The second was to offer him a professional contract, something that has also arrived.
In the last visit of Jorge Mendes to Barcelona, Barça already transferred the renewal proposal to the player's agent. That draft contemplated five years of contract and a significant improvement in the player's salary. However, everything was at the expense of Lamine Yamal turning 16, the age at which he will be able to sign his first professional contract.
With the two parties in agreement, the forecast that the club manages is that Lamine signs his contract from next July 13, which is when he turns 16.
Preseason with Xavi
Lamine will be one of the many academy players who will be under Xavi Hernández during the preseason and the tour of the United States. The young right winger, natural left-hander, and who can also act as a false '9', is willing to be one of the sensations in the 'tour' by the USA.
Between first team and subsidiary
The initial idea that Xavi and the sports management handle is that Lamine is in the dynamics of the first team during the season, but that he can add minutes and also grow with the subsidiary. Of course, we must not forget that last season, after his debut, Lamine already became a first choice for Xavi from the bench, ahead of Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres, a declaration of intent of the Barça coach both for the young winger, showing his confidence, and for the other two strikers, in which he no longer has so much faith. And if one thing Xavi has shown in his short coaching career at Barça is that he does not marry anyone and that he cares very little about the age he puts on the player's ID if he shows him that he has quality and desire to prove that he is valid.