Barca's sensational star expresses his dream to become a club legend
- Barca's sensation winger Lamine Yamal has expressed it clear that he won't leave FC Barcelona and wants to be a club legend.
- So far, Yamal has made 5 goal contributions for the club in the season, and hopes would be much more from him.
FC Barcelona's dream start to the new La Liga season has taken certain extraordinary performances on the part of the whole squad. So far, it has been a brilliant team effort, but taking nothing from the credit of others, one has to admit that Lamine Yamal has been phenomenal for the club this season.
Barca's sensational star expresses his dream to become a club legend
Coming on the back of a breakout season with the Blaugrana club as well as his national team, where he got his hands on the Euros, the 17-year-old has continued and has further looked improved this season. Having 1 goal and four assists to his name, the youngster has already given Barca fans hope for a successful campaign.
In fact, being one of the distinguished players to achieve these many goal contributions in just 4 La Liga games, his comparison with all-time Barcelona legend Leo Messi has started. Recently, speaking to the media, Lamine Yamal expressed how he feels being compared with the Argentine legend. Yamal mentioned,
""I like being compared to the best player in football history, but I want to be myself. Reaching Messi's level is impossible.""
- Lamine Yamal
Given the stellar 2023/24 season Lamine Yamal had, he has been nominated as one of the 30 finalists for the Ballon d'Or 2024. With this, the Spanish prodigy has broken the record of Real Madrid heavyweight Kylian Mbappe, becoming the youngest to be in the final lists of the prestigious award. However, being practical, Yamal knows that his chances aren't very fancy this time. Recently, Yamal mentioned,
""I don't think I have a chance to win the Ballon d'Or.""
- Lamine Yamal
However, certainly, given the youngster's talent, there stands a significant chance for Yamal to win the Ballon d'Or in the future, as Cristiano Ronaldo commented. For FC Barcelona, Lamine has clearly been the standout talent in recent times, and on top of that, his love for the Catalan club has been unmatched. When asked about whether he would want to move to somewhere else, Yamal replied,
""No. That would mean I would have to leave Barça, and I don't want to do that. I want to be a legend here.""
- Lamine Yamal
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With a star, both with his playstyle and love for the club and Yamal being certain to continue for several years at the club, he might bag several accolades for the Catalan club. FC Barcelona fans would hope that the youngster continues the way he has been doing and goes on to earn the status of a club legend.
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