It was a piece of cake for Barcelona to eliminate the fears about their winger’s possible departure, Lamine Yamal, by signing a new contract with the player, which will keep him at the club until 2031. The sports media certainly caught the news that the club issued on Tuesday.
The contract of Yamal was supposed to expire in 2026, but thanks to an outstanding 2024/2025 season, the Spanish champions promptly put their pen on paper with him. The lad netted 18 times and set up another 21 assists in the league to all competitions of LaLiga and the Copa del Rey which were the trophies won by Barca which means the club have won the domestic league and competed in the most famous cup during the 2024/2025 season.
It was also plenty of fun to see how the Spanish international was doing in Europe, especially in the UEFA Champions League’s semi-finals against Inter where Barcelona exchanged 7 goals to 6 goals in the two legs. From LaLiga, Yamal came out as the leader of various departments: having 13 assists, making 161 dribbles in the process, and creating 28 big chances, thereby, he was certainly one of the world’s best player.
The information rumoured that Yamal’s fresh contract involves certain achievements made by the player that once realized he might be the best-paid player within the squad. The dimension of his great form has as well in turn thrown him among the nominees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
Laporta unreservedly praised Yamal for his loyalty terming it as one of the reasons for the continued engagement in the club’s talks with Raphinha and Frenkie. Laporta later confirmed the same when he stated, “We are interested in their staying and they are okay with that idea,” and Barcelona thus tends to be a team showing up…
