Lamine YAMAL
Barcelona
In a sentence
A 16-year-old winger in his maiden full season in the Barcelona first-team squad, already good enough to feature regularly in the star-studded Blaugrana ranks and to score on his senior debut for Spain in September.
What they say
“He had a very particular running style, he was a little wild. But you could see the real talent there”
Barcelona youth development director Aureli Altimira
“I’m not picking him on a whim. I’m doing so because he’s capable of making a difference. Arriving at the right decisions is the most difficult thing for a player and Lamine always makes the correct choices”
Barcelona head