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Enric Masip, advisor and shut affiliate of Joan Laporta, has revealed that Paris Saint-Germain made a proposal of €200 million for Lamine Yamal through the summer time switch window.
In an interview with El Chiringuito TV, Masip was requested about this substantial proposal, which he confirmed “got here from France.” Laporta had beforehand acknowledged that the provide was rejected, because it was by no means significantly thought of by Barcelona.
“The president has already stated that he had a proposal of €200 million that he rejected and that he by no means thought of it,” he started saying.
PSG needed a substitute
Masip elaborated on the provide and when requested concerning the timing of the provide, with Kylian Mbappe leaving, recommended that Yamal was seen as the right substitute.
😎 “La LIGA de MBAPPÉ es ahora la LIGA de LAMINE YAMAL”.
💎 Enric Masip saca pecho de Yamal con @jpedrerol en ‘El Cafelito’. pic.twitter.com/V6Lpe1sPkL
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) November 19, 2024
Masip smiled and acknowledged that PSG, with their monetary assets, had been able to make such an try to signal a participant like Yamal.
“The right substitute, proper? Mbappe leaves after which Lamine arrives.”
He remarked that when a membership has the cash and the flexibility to pay, they’ll attempt to signal any participant they need.
“Properly, when you’ve cash and you’ve got a option to pay for it, then you may aspire to attempt to signal every little thing,” he added.
Comparisons with Lionel Messi
Masip was additionally requested about comparisons between Yamal and legendary Barcelona ahead Lionel Messi, to which he agreed that it was pure to make such comparisons.
“Sure, and it’s going to be like that as a result of the boy doesn’t go away you detached both.”
He acknowledged that Yamal’s performances on the pitch typically go away followers in awe, together with his expertise and expertise making a long-lasting impression. Masip highlighted that having a participant like Yamal is a privilege for each Barcelona and La Liga.
“That’s, each sport he does one thing that leaves you together with your mouth open. It’s a privilege for La Liga and Barça to have a participant like that.”
Extra on Yamal
Lamine Yamal has made fairly an affect. (Picture by Angel Martinez/Getty Pictures)
When questioned whether or not Yamal was already the most effective participant on the planet, Masip was cautious in his response.
Whereas he acknowledged that the 17-year-old was presently one of the decisive gamers on the planet, he emphasised that labelling him as the most effective at such a younger age might put pointless stress on him.
“I’d say that proper now he’s probably the most decisive participant, sure. Let’s see, speaking a few 17-year-old as the most effective on the planet shouldn’t be good for him, proper?
For us, sure… for us to suppose that we now have the most effective on the planet, I believe it’s good,” he famous.
Nevertheless, Masip did specific how thrilling it’s for Barcelona and La Liga to have a participant like Yamal, who has rapidly develop into a worldwide sensation.
He identified how the timing of his arrival, alongside the departure of Mbappé to Actual Madrid, made Yamal’s emergence all of the extra particular.
“I gained’t say it was like a lottery, however in fact, it was the yr when Mbappe determined to go to Madrid, which was just like the cherry on high that was lacking for a champion group.
“Then you’ve a 16-year-old boy who wins the European Championship, who turns into a world phenomenon in a really brief time and abruptly you end up in a league that begins being Mbappe’s LaLiga and a 17-year-old boy seems who begins to play joyfully.”
Masip additionally in contrast Yamal to gamers like Vinicius Jrand Mbappe, identified for his or her pace and technical talents, saying that Yamal’s type of play and his capability to tackle defenders in such an thrilling approach reminds followers of what Messi used to do.
“What Vinicius can do, Mbappe can do, gamers with that pace, with that high quality… what Lamine does is one thing you noticed in Messi, you noticed one thing completely different. Can he be the most effective on the planet? Sure, however it’s good that we preserve calm,” he admitted
Whereas he believed Yamal had the potential to develop into the most effective on the planet, he urged everybody to stay calm and permit the younger participant to proceed growing at his personal tempo.
