A New Era Begins: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona's new No.10
17 July ,2025
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FC Barcelona have given the 18-year-old Spaniard the iconic No.10 jersey.
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Lamine Yamal takes No.10
He now joins the likes of Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona among many other legends to have worn the shirt.
Yamal joins Barcelona greats.
Yamal has already been world-class, but it remains to be seen if he can take his game up even further.
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Can he level up?
Lamine Yamal is already on the path to greatness, but he has a long journey ahead of him if he is to emulate the likes of Messi.
Long road ahead
Lamine Yamal has already racked up 25 goals and 24 assists in 115 appearances for the club.
His numbers so far
Lamine certainly has the talent to be the best player in the world. He is already making strides in the race to the Ballon D'or.
Ballon D'or on the cards?
He has already been involved in controversies and he would need to put that behind him to continue on his path to success.
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Controversies behind him?
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