Yamal to PSG? Not so fast, Qatar! « Euro Weekly News
Lamine Yamal, the 17-year-old wunderkind lighting up the Camp Nou, has blasted suggestions that he could quit Barcelona for the City of Love – or anywhere else for that matter. In a PS-Gee whizz moment, the French giants were rumoured to have flashed a whopping €250 million (£211m/$277m) offer to tempt the dazzling forward away from La Liga. But Yamal insists he owes “absolutely everything” to the Catalan side and has branded any talk of a transfer as completely unfeasible.
A world-beater in waiting
The teenage forward has set tongues wagging and fans cheering across Spain – and, indeed, the entire football world – with his breathtaking performances for Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Still only 17, he has racked up five goals and ten assists in 21 La Liga matches this season, making him one of Europe’s hottest prospects.
Big-money bid from Paris?
Paris Saint-Germain’s reported mega-offer was nothing to sniff at. Word on the grapevine was that the Ligue 1 giants were prepared to smash the bank and then some to lure Yamal to the Parc des Princes. But the youngster, who has been at Barca since the tender age of seven, will have none of it.
“I don’t think anyone doubts what I feel for this club,” he told Mundo Deportivo. “If both parties want something to happen with my contract, it will happen. It’s the only club I’ve been at, apart from my very first youth side. I owe everything to Barca.”
Contract cliff-hanger?
Yamal’s current deal expires at the end of next June. Yet he’s set to put pen to paper on a fresh agreement once he turns 18 in July. The academy graduate – one of the most exciting finds since Lionel Messi burst onto the scene – is clearly eager to extend his stay in the famous Blaugrana shirt.
“I’ve said it since my debut. I’m a Barca player through and through,” he insisted.
What next for Yamal?
Unsurprisingly, the teenage sensation isn’t packing his bags. Instead, he’ll be out to bolster Barcelona’s title push in their next league match against Las Palmas. With the Catalan giants perched atop La Liga on goal difference, every point could prove crucial – and Yamal will be front and centre in their bid to keep a resurgent Real Madrid at bay.
So while PSG might be rolling out the red carpet and leaving no Euro unspent, Lamine Yamal is staying put.
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