Barcelona’s teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal has received stunning Ballon d’Or endorsements from Real Madrid legends.
Barcelona’s 17-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal has made waves in the world of football, with his brilliant performances bringing speculation on whether he can win the sport’s most prestigious individual award.
Yamal is only 17-years-old, but the 18 goals and 25 assists made in Barcelona’s double league and cup season, along with immense praise following his performances, leads to the Ballon D’Or debate, with his name already appearing as a serious player as the award heats up, including late endorsements from across the fierce El Clásico divide before Spain play France in the Nations League semi-final.
Former Real Madrid players Luis Figo and Sami Khedira are the two most surprising endorsements.
Speaking at the PlayStation House event in Munich, Figo told GOAL that if Yamal maintains his consistency and dedication, he has an opportunity to win the prestigious award.
Khedira went even further, saying Yamal was the best-performing player in this year’s Champions League and named him a frontrunner.
Remarkably, Yamal’s main competition in PSG’s Ousmane Dembele has been supported by his manager, Luis Enrique, seeing a formidable race for the award.
Yamal is preparing to play alongside Dembele for Spain in the Nations League as his meteoric rise continues to entertain.
The youngest and most discreet long with consistency, which differentiates him from even Dembele for the European champions PSG.
With Barcelona not participating in the Club World Cup, Yamal can get in some good rest after a terrific season.
But even considering he is receiving sponsorship for Ballon d’Or, it doesn’t diminish the ability he has to dominate the world of football for the foreseeable future, as praises from Real Madrid greats acknowledge the infinitude of talent Yamal possesses as the inter rivalry support from Figo and Khedira.
has highlighted Yamal’s abilities to be a major contender in hopes of winning the award, but can be viewed more as the next phase of the Barcelona footballing future.
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