Barcelona Extended Contract, Klausul Released Lamine Yamal Touches 18 Trillion Rupiah

JAKARTA - Barcelona has extended the contract of young star Lamine Yamal. In order to tie the 17-year-old superstar, Barca gave a release clause of 1 billion euros or approximately 18 trillion rupiah.

Barca made Lamal a young star who has lost wealth. How not, the Spanish La Liga giants renewed Yamal's contract until 2031. Yamal's brilliant performance at the club and the Spanish national team made himself immediately get a salary increase of up to multiple.

Yes, wingers who brought Barca to domestic trebles, namely the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana, or the Spanish Super Cup this season, will receive a basic salary of 15 million euros or 276 billion per year.

If you achieve the target based on performance, including if you win the Ballon d'Or, then the potential for Lamal income can be 20 million euros or 369 billion rupiah.

Barca also made Lamal the player with the highest salary at the club when he was still in his teens. Not only that, Yamal's release clause is also very high, reaching 1 billion euros or more than 18 trillion rupiah. This is Barca's record in giving the player's release clause.

Barca feels the need to fortify its players because Paris Saint-Germain has already been targeted. Again, PSG is a rich club that has never had a problem buying players at high prices.

By setting a high release clause, it will not be easy for PSG to bring Yamal. The player will not go anywhere.

"Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached an agreement to extend their contracts until June 30, 2031," the club said in a statement.

"Lamine Yamal's contract extension shows the strength of Barca's project. He is one of the few players to appear on the world football stage and made his debut on April 29, 2023 when he was still 15," Barca said in a statement.

Yamal did shine even more after bringing Spain to win Euro 2024. In the 2024/2025 season, he scored 18 goals and made 25 assists during 55 matches in various competitions.

Usually playing on the right, Yamal with individual techniques and the ability to carry the ball and the speed he has allowed Barca to score 102 goals this season. Barca also won the La Liga title from a tough competitor, Real Madrid.

At the age of 18 in July, Yamal has played more than 100 for the Blaugrana. Yamal followed in the footsteps of captain Raphinha and coach Hansi Flick who had already extended his contract at Barca.

Next season, he may inherit the number 10 jersey previously owned by legend Lionel Messi. The number was used by Ansu Fati, a young Barca star who was predicted to continue Messi's glory.

However, Fati did not shine and was loaned to Brighton and Hove Albion. Fati himself immediately left Barca to join Monaco so that number 10 would belong to Yamal.