Lamine Yamal Has The Opportunity To Wear Number 10 Barcelona

JAKARTA - Lamine Yamal continues to show extraordinary developments since breaking into Barcelona's first team at the age of 15 in 2023. Now, he is preparing to make a new milestone in his very young career, but promising.

Last month, Barcelona officially announced that Yamal had signed a new six-year contract, which will take effect when he turns 18 in July.

This contract deserves to be obtained considering his outstanding performance over the past 12 months. Not only that, he is also said to be receiving another award in the form of a change in the back number.

Barcelona are scheduled to announce the player's newest jersey number in August, before the 2025/26 season begins. However, Lamine Yamal appears to have given instructions that he will change his back number.

Last season, he wore the number 19, the number that Lionel Messi had used at the start of his career at Barca. Now, he has the potential to follow in the footsteps of the legend by wearing the number 10.

Reporting from Diario AS, last Saturday, Yamal uploaded an Instagram Story featuring Diego Maradona while playing for Barcelona. Maradona is seen wearing jersey number 10, and fans believe this is a sign that Yamal will wear the legendary number next season.

Number 10 at Barcelona will be available next season following Ansu Fati's planned loan to Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, with a permanent purchase option. This situation opens up great opportunities for Lamine Yamal to take the number if she wants it.

If properly wearing the number 10, the pressure on Yamal will certainly increase, especially as there will be more comparisons with Messi. However, this young player has proven that he has been able to cope with the pressure since the start of his debut with the first team, which is impressive considering his very young age.