Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) tried unsuccessfully to recruit Barcelona Supernova Lamine Yamal in the transfer market last summer.
British ‘Tribuna’ reported on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) that “President Barcelona Laporta said he received a bid of 250 million euros (about 372 billion won) for Yamal but refused.”
Yamal is a super-special prospect that Barcelona and Spain are looking forward to. In Spain, Yamal is evaluated as a talent to succeed Lionel Messi. He made his professional debut in the 2022-23 season when he was 15, setting a record for the youngest league appearance in Barcelona’s history.
Last season, Yamal’s potential was fully realized. He had seven goals and 10 assists in 50 matches. After the end of the season, he contributed greatly to Spain’s victory in Euro 2024. Yamal is still active this season. He has five goals and five assists in 11 matches.
“We received a bid worth 250 million euros for Yamal, but we turned it down,” LaPorte, Barcelona’s president, told a recent news conference. “The team that offered Yamal was PSG. The offer came before the summer transfer window,” Tribune explained.
It is completely different from what PSG General Manager Luis Campos said in September. At the time, Campos insisted that he had never targeted Yamal. It is true that Yamal’s talent is outstanding, but PSG also has such outstanding players. 토토사이트
Campos said, “We’re interested in building a team of two outstanding players per position. How can we say Yamal is not a fantastic player? But we have other fantastic players, too.”
Lee Kang-in’s name was also mentioned. “They include Uman Dembele, Lee Kang-in, and Marco Asensio. Yamal is a beautiful player. But we are very satisfied with the players we have,” Campos said.
Yamal, meanwhile, is recovering from his injury. Although he is only 17 years old, he has no rest due to his excellent skills. Moreover, the opposing defense is getting more and more checked. He played against Denmark in the A-match last October, but was replaced by a limp at the end of the match.
According to Barcerona, Yamal is unable to play for the time being due to excessive hamstring injury. Fortunately, it is not a serious injury. However, special attention is needed as the hamstring, which is a sensitive area, is overloaded. Still, Yamal said, “I feel better now. I will recover and come back as soon as possible.”
Nonetheless, Spanish national team coach Luis de la Puente insisted that Yamal be stronger. He said, “We have to allow toughness to the extent that the rules allow. There are referees to set limits. Young talented players are threatened and contacted by their opponents. Referees have to protect talented players, but Yamal has to get used to those situations.”
Yamal continued, “Yamal showed an outstanding attitude. He created a lot on the right side. He had a special talent. I had a colleague who said, ‘What do you want? Kiss your opponent?’ Tim uses the weapons he can within the rules.”
