Lamine Yamal responds when asked by reporter if he will call himself best player in the world like ‘jerk’ Cristiano Ronaldo

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal has responded to whether he would be called a “jerk” if like, Cristiano Ronaldo, he calls himself the best player in the wordl currently.

Yamal, 17, is coming off a superb season with the Blaugrana. The Euro 2024 winner helped Barca win the domestic treble, with 18 goals and 25 assists in 55 games across competitions.

On current form, Lamine Yamal is definitely one of the in-form players in the game currently. But the teenager steered clear of calling him the best when he was asked by a reporter:

The Barca man told Partizado de Cope (via GOAL):

Lamine Yamal’s exploits during the recently concluded season places him among the contenders for the prestigious Ballon d’Or this year. However, Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah, Yamal’s Barca teammate Raphinha and former Blaugrana winger Ousmane Dembele are also widely considered among the contenders.

Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the best players to grace the beautiful game. In his storied career spanning more than two decades, the 40-year-old has scored goals and won big titles galore for club and country.

Coming off a 35-goal season with Al-Nassr in the recently concluded season, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is up to 935 goals for club and country, the most by any player in football history.

In February, Ronaldo told Sexta (via GOAL) why he thinks he’s the best player of all time:

Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Lamine Yamal’s Barca icon Messi enjoyed nine hugely successful seasons for their respective clubs while both played in Spain between 2009 and 2018.

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