Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal recently named Arsenal star Bukayo Saka as his favorite player outside Barcelona. Yamal disclosed his admiration for the English winger and expressed his desire to play in two of the Premier League’s most iconic stadiums.
The Barcelona youngster is currently one of football’s most highly-rated stars, and has seen his valuation increase significantly with his top display in the ongoing campaign. Yamal recently signed a mega endorsement deal with Beats by Dre, following in the footsteps of Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, and NBA star LeBron James to become an ambassador for the famous American brand.
Speaking during this partnership, the 17-year-old about his admiration for Saka. When asked what other players outside Barca he likes, Yamal said (via GOAL):
He also spoke about the stadium he would love to play at, mentioning Manchester United’s Old Trafford and Liverpool’s Anfield.
Yamal is slowly becoming the face of Barcelona and Spanish football. He has been compared to Lionel Messi as both players are products of the famous La Masia academy and share a similar elegant style of play.
This season, Yamal has been instrumental to La Blaugrana’s success, contributing 15 goals and 24 assists in 51 games across competitions. They were recently eliminated from the UEFA Champions League semifinal by Inter Milan, but have already secured the Supercopa de España and Copa del Rey. Hansi Flick’s side are also within touching distance of clinching LaLiga with four games left to go.
David Beckham has opined that Barcelona star Lamine Yamal can be as good as Lionel Messi in the future. The 17-year-old’s talent has seen him being compared to the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner
Speaking recently, the Inter Mimai co-owner said about Yamal’s comparison to Messi (via The Mirror):
Yamal himself recently downplayed the Messi-comparism, stating that he admires the Barcelona legend and looks up to achieving great things for the club like he did.
A Chelsea fan, Okenna had his first tryst with Blues in 2006, after fellow countryman John Mikel Obi joined the west London club. He was immediately drawn to the brilliance of players like Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, John Terry and Didier Drogba.
Okenna is a huge fan of Lionel Messi for his exceptional talent. He also admires Jose Mourinho for his achievements with various clubs which proves he’s a tactical and disciplined manger as well as a serial winner.
Some of Okenna’s prospective career landmarks include working as an international journalist and covering a FIFA World Cup game live from the stadium. When not writing, he loves watching, movies and reading books.
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