Lamine Yamal, 17, indicators contract extension to remain at Barcelona till 2031

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal controls the ball through the Spanish La Liga match towards Athletic Bilbao. File
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Teenage star Lamine Yamal has signed a contract extension to remain at Barcelona till 2031, the membership introduced.

The 17-year-old Yamal helped the Catalan membership clinch a home treble — La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Tremendous Cup — along with his targets, dribbling and playmaking.

He scored the decisive purpose to clinch Barcelona’s twenty eighth Spanish league title in a 2-0 victory at crosstown rival Espanyol practically two weeks in the past.

Barcelona additionally reached the Champions League semifinals this marketing campaign.

His large season — he scored 18 targets general and led La Liga with 13 assists — got here after he helped Spain win the European Championship final summer time.

Yamal, who turns 18 in July, made his debut in April 2023 at Camp Nou and has already made 106 appearances for Barcelona.

“In 2031, Lamine Yamal is just gonna be 23,” the membership stated in a put up on X as a reminder of how younger their international star is.

Yamal joined Barcelona’s well-known La Masia academy at age 7.