Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past year. From being a relatively unknown quantity, the 16-year-old has become a household name following a sensational breakthrough campaign for club and country.
Indeed, the La Masia graduate has already established himself as a mainstay for Barcelona and is in the process of doing so with the Spanish national team as well.
Making his European Championship debut with La Roja last weekend, the teenage sensation put in a fine display while breaking a few records along the way.
Yamal, at this point, is one of the frontrunners to win the Golden Boy 2024 Award and the founder of the prestigious honour, Massimo Franchi, has made a huge prediction regarding the Barcelona prodigy’s future.
Franchi claims PSG could come knocking for Yamal
Yamal signed a new contract with Barcelona last year which includes a mammoth €1 billion release clause, so as to ensure that clubs do not poach him away.
However, Massimo Franchi, in an interview with Philipp Kessler, as revealed to Barça Universal, has sensationally claimed that PSG could plot a swoop for Yamal to replace Kylian Mbappe.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if one day – perhaps on August 31 – the newspapers announce that he will become Kylian Mbappé’s replacement at Paris Saint-Germain,” Franchi sensationally claimed.
The next big thing in football. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
“Possibly even at a price that exceeds the previous record transfer fee of €222 million that PSG paid for Neymar. Maybe the French club will get Yamal for 250 million euros. That’s something that’s in my head.”
When asked if he really believes PSG could break the bank on a player who is just 16 years old, Franchi replied in the affirmative, saying:
“When I think of a future superstar, I can only think of Lamine Yamal. His release clause at FC Barcelona is €1 billion. But Barca has financial problems.
“I recently asked Nasser Al-Khelaifi who he…
Source link : https://barcauniversal.com/golden-boy-award-founder-psg-could-plot-world-record-e250m-move-for-barcelona-prodigy-to-replace-mbappe/
Author : Michel Durant
Publish date : 2024-06-19 15:37:50
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