How Xavi prevented Barcelona rising star from becoming a member of PSG – report

In a current revelation by Xavier Bosch in Mundo Deportivo, it has come to mild that former Barcelona supervisor Xavi performed a vital function in defending younger ahead Lamine Yamal from a possible transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. 

It have to be famous that Yamal’s hyperlinks with PSG gained consideration earlier this 12 months when Joan Laporta disclosed that he had rejected an astonishing €250 million provide for the promising star. 

Though PSG later claimed they’d not made a €250 million bid, the main target stays on Yamal, who’s now secured at Barcelona till 2026 with a staggering €1 billion launch clause. 

PSG’s curiosity and Xavi’s intervention

Fairly surprisingly, the curiosity from PSG had begun even earlier than Yamal’s current success. At simply 15 years previous, PSG had already forged its eye on this proficient youth participant. 

Xavi’s intervention satisfied Lamine Yamal. (Photograph by LLUIS GENE/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

At the moment, his agent, Ivan de la Pena, acquired a suggestion from the French membership, creating a way of urgency inside Barcelona. There was real concern that this star from La Masia might depart the membership free of charge upon turning 16. 

Recognizing the potential loss, Xavi took issues into his personal arms. He reached out to Yamal and made a promise that if the younger participant’s dream was to stay at Barcelona, he would guarantee his debut with the primary workforce as quickly as the chance arose. 

In return, Yamal wanted to decide to renewing his contract with Barcelona. Holding his promise, on April 29, 2023, on the age of simply 15 years and 9 months, Yamal made his debut on the iconic Camp Nou in a match towards Actual Betis. 

Shortly after turning 16, he signed his first skilled contract with the membership on October 2, 2023. Each Xavi and de la Pena upheld their commitments, which performed a big function in securing Yamal’s future at Barcelona. 

Subsequently, Jorge Mendes, a well known agent, stepped in and persuaded Yamal’s mother and father to permit him to signify the younger expertise, marking one other vital chapter in Yamal’s burgeoning profession.