Bola.net – Xavi Hernandez as coach of Barcelona said that the young talent of La Masia, Lamine Yamal, will stay at Camp Nou and will immediately extend his contract. The manager also entrusted Yamal to enter the Blaugrana squad against Osasuna.
The football public is widely discussing the young La Masia talent who has just made his debut with the Barcelona first team. He is Lamine Yamal.
The player who was born on July 13, 2007 was sent by Xavi in the match against Real Betis on Saturday (30/04/2023). Yamal
as well as breaking the record as the youngest player to play for the Blaugrana, namely 15 years and 9 months.
Entering in the 83rd minute to replace Gavi, Yamal succeeded in impressing the Camp Nou crowd. The player with the back number 41 played for 11 minutes and successfully recorded one shot on goal.
His brilliant appearance certainly became the talk of the general public, including comments from the coach himself. In the press conference ahead of the match against Osasuna on Wednesday (03/05/2023) in the morning, Xavi confirmed that he intends to include Yamal in the list of 22 players he will bring with him.
Apart from that, Xavi also made several compliments and statements regarding the future of the Los Azulgrana wonderkid. Curious about the full comments? Check out the explanation below, OK? Bolaneters.
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Put Full Trust
Xavi does not deny that Yamal will experience difficulties at the beginning of his career because of his young age. However, he dared to put his full trust in the 15-year-old striker thanks to his talent.
“He (Yamal) is a player who is still very young but has very good abilities. He plays with his feet on the ground, you just have to see him play,” Xavi told the media.
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Will Be Mainstay of Barcelona’s Attack Line
Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez (c) AP Photo/Joan Monfort
The manager also emphasized that he would continue to monitor and was reluctant to rush to continue playing him. Xavi will give Yamal the opportunity he needs. However, Xavi could not hide his desire to continue to exploit La Masia’s talents.
“We have to manage the playing minutes and the environment well, but I don’t think there will be any problems. We will continue to keep a good eye on him,” said the Barcelona legend.
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Do not leave Barcelona
Lamine Yamal replaced Gavi in the duel against Real Betis in Week 32 of La Liga 2022/2023 (c) AP Photo/Joan Monfort
At the end of the session, Xavi talked about Yamal’s future in Barcelona. He is very confident that the player will extend his tenure at the club because of his love for Barcelona. Yamal will renew his contract as soon as possible considering that his contract will expire in June 2024.
“The situation has been under control. He (Yamal) only thinks about surviving,” he said confidently.
Yamal has again attracted public attention because his name is included in the Barcelona squad which will undergo the match against Osasuna. It is assumed that he will return as a substitute and get minutes to play. Can he return to display a sensational game? Let’s look forward to it together.
Source: SPORT, SofaScore, La Liga, Transfermarkt
Author: Vieri Firdausy Akhlaq (the author is a participant in the Merdeka Internship 2023)
