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Ramin Yamal (17) who outperforms Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) has renewed his new six-year contract with Barcelona.
Barcelona announced its renewal of contract with Yamal on the 28th (Korea Standard Time). The contract, which expires in the 2025-2026 season, has been extended until June 30, 2031. The 17-year-old is said to have a new annual salary of 15 million euros (about 23.3 billion won). It includes options and can receive up to 20 million euros (about 31.1 billion won).
Yamal is the best talent La Masia has produced since Messi 'Legend'. Yamal, who will turn 18 in July, surpassed Messi of the same age. He made his Primera Liga debut in April 2023 at 15 years and 290 days, the youngest ever in Barcelona's club history.
He has become a mainstay since the 2023-2024 season. The youngest player to start La Liga (16 years and 38 days) and score (16 years and 87 days) are also Yamal's history. In the 2024-2025 season, which ended, he scored 18 goals in 55 official matches, including nine goals in 35 La Liga matches, leading Barcelona's domestic treble (triple crown, Lariga, Copa del Rey, Super Cup).
Yamal also flew much faster in the European Champions League, the "War of Stars." In his 100th match in Barcelona, Yamal broke the record of being the youngest to score in the semifinals.
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Yamal made 106 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 25 goals and 34 assists. At the age of 17, Messi scored one goal in nine matches and Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) scored five goals and four assists in 19 matches.
He is already making a name for himself as a member of the national team. Since his A-match debut in September 2023, he has also recorded the youngest appearance and score (16 years and 57 days) and the youngest appearance (16 years and 338 days) in the Euros. Yamal brings Spain to the top at Euro 2024. He has four goals in 19 A matches.
Yamal signed a new contract with Chairman Juan Laporta and Deco in attendance. Barcelona said "Yamal is already considered one of the best players in the world. played a leading role in many of the team's important victories"He will be together at least until 2031, adding a lot to it."
And "Yamal is an example of the solidity of the Barca project. His appearance in the world of soccer is incomparable to any other player. He stressed that he is already performing in Barcelona's history that will go down in history.
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The evaluation of Yamal is praise, itself. Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand said "In terms of pure talent, it's a different dimension than any other player playing in the world's top five leagues. I can't believe I'm 17 years old" he evaluated.
Simone Inzaghi, manager of Italian Serie A Inter Milan who faced Yamal in the semifinals of the UCL, said "Yamal is a talent that appears once every 50 years". It was really impressive to see it up close. Our players played two or three times as hard to face Yamal," he said with a tongue-in-cheek.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
