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 not too long ago joined Monaco on a season-long mortgage.
The announcement coincided with a personal 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.
“After I was a toddler, my dream was to debut for Barca, to develop up and play with the No.10,” Yamal mentioned on the ceremony.
“Each child born in Barcelona goals of that. Messi has made his method and I’m going to make mine.”
Yamal turns into the most recent in a protracted 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, successful ten LaLiga titles and 4 Champions League trophies whereas turning into the membership’s all-time high scorer.
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Regardless of his age, Yamal has already racked up 106 senior appearances and scored 25 targets for Barcelona. He performed a central function in serving to Spain elevate the European Championship final summer season and has established himself as certainly one of Europe’s most enjoyable younger prospects.
“I’m a bit detached to each criticism and reward, if it doesn’t come from my household or pals,” Yamal added. “Proper now, I’m very centered on soccer. Finally, I work for Barca and I play for Barca, however once I’m away from Ciudad Deportiva, I get pleasure from 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.
Whereas the shirt quantity information was met with celebration, Yamal also faces scrutiny off the field. Experiences 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.
