Barcelona have finally found their next no. 10

Apart from the obvious tasks on the table that constitute finding a new manager to replace Xavi, offloading players to raise money through player sales, and finalising the shirt sponsor for next season, Barcelona will have another big task on their hands.

With several La Masia talents breaking through the team this season, Barcelona will likely look to promote a few of them permanently to the first-team next season.

For the summer, there are two players, especially, leading the charge for promotion. Namely, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi.

Both players have taken the sport by storm this season for club and country, and will likely be receiving a first-team number in the summer.

Especially Yamal, who has the world at this feet as was proven with his performance against Brazil this week.

And from a lot of outlooks, it seems the left-footed right-winger is heading towards an obvious jersey number selection.

Footsteps of his idol

Yamal has stated time and again that the one man he considers to be his idol in the sport is none other than the greatest player of all time — Lionel Messi.

The greatest. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Argentine donned the garnet and blue for more than a decade and won everything under the sun, while wearing arguably the most iconic number in sporting history – the #10.

And if reports are to be believed, Barcelona are ready to give the jersey to Yamal once this season clocks up.

There may be a lot of debate surrounding it, and rightly so, given Yamal is only 16, and will playing his second-ever professional season. The pressure that may come with it could be costly, but the decision also makes sense from marketing perspective.

The biggest La Masia talent since Leo himself?

Partly due to the similarities in his playing style to Leo Messi himself, and partly because of how he has dealt with pressure while keeping his craft alive, Yamal has been hailed as arguably the biggest talent to come out of La Masia in…

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Author : Udhav Arora

Publish date : 2024-03-29 07:40:00

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