Lamine Yamal has formally been handed Barcelona’s iconic No.10 shirt, a jersey worn for over a decade by membership legend Lionel Messi.
The milestone comes simply days after Yamal celebrated his 18th birthday, and he’ll take over the shirt quantity from Ansu Fati, who lately joined Monaco on a season-long mortgage.
The announcement coincided with a non-public occasion honouring Yamal’s new long-term take care of the membership. His contract, signed final month, will hold him on the Camp Nou till 2031.
“When I used to be a baby, my dream was to debut for Barca, to develop up and play with the No.10,” Yamal stated on the ceremony.
“Every child born in Barcelona desires of that. Messi has made his means and I’m going to make mine.”
Yamal turns into the newest in an extended line of Barca greats to don the well-known quantity, following within the footsteps of Messi, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Romario, and Diego Maradona.
Messi wore the shirt from 2008 till his departure in 2021, profitable ten LaLiga titles and 4 Champions League trophies whereas turning into the membership’s all-time prime scorer.
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Despite his age, Yamal has already racked up 106 senior appearances and scored 25 objectives for Barcelona. He performed a central position in serving to Spain raise the European Championship final summer season and has established himself as certainly one of Europe’s most fun younger prospects.
“I’m a bit detached to each criticism and reward, if it doesn’t come from my household or buddies,” Yamal added. “Right now, I’m very targeted on soccer. Ultimately, I work for Barca and I play for Barca, however after I’m away from Ciudad Deportiva, I take pleasure in my life, and that’s it.”
Yamal had hinted on the quantity change in current weeks, sharing pictures of former No.10 legends Maradona, Ronaldinho, and Messi on social media.
While the shirt quantity information was met with celebration, Yamal additionally faces scrutiny off the sphere. Reports emerged this week of an investigation launched by the Spanish authorities into potential incapacity legislation violations.
The inquiry surrounds claims that people with dwarfism have been employed as entertainers at his birthday celebration.
