Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal signed a new contract until 2031 with the Catalan giants on Tuesday after a spectacular season.
The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club’s key players and helped them land a domestic treble of LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
“Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached a deal to extend his contract to June 30, 2031,” said the Catalan club in a statement.
“Lamine Yamal’s renewal is a demonstration of the solidity of Barca’s project. His emergence on to the world football scene is like few others, and it began with his debut on April 29, 2023, still at the age of 15.”
Spanish media reported the new deal makes him one of Barcelona’s best-paid players.
After triumphing at Euro 2024 with Spain last summer, Yamal scored 18 goals and provided 25 assists in 55 matches across all competitions during a sensational campaign.
Operating on the right flank and a prodigious dribbler, Yamal’s skill and speed contributed greatly to Barca netting 102 league goals this season as they reclaimed the crown from rivals Real Madrid.
Yamal, who came through the club’s feted La Masia youth academy and is often compared to all-time Barcelona great Lionel Messi, made his debut in 2023 under Xavi Hernandez at just 15.
By the end of the 2023-24 campaign he had emerged as the team’s main attacking weapon, the bright spot in a poor campaign where Barca finished empty-handed.
Following his exploits at the Euros, Yamal fitted Flick’s attacking style to perfection and adding more consistency, showed he has become one of the world’s best players.
