{"id":105677,"date":"2023-10-02T15:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/02\/lamine-yamal-signs-new-barcelona-deal-until-2026\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T15:38:32","slug":"lamine-yamal-signs-new-barcelona-deal-until-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/02\/lamine-yamal-signs-new-barcelona-deal-until-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal signs new Barcelona deal until 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barcelona\u00a0teenager\u00a0Lamine Yamal\u00a0has signed a three-year contract that ties him to the club until 2026.<\/p>\n

Yamal, who became Barcelona and\u00a0La Liga\u2019s youngest player earlier this year, is only permitted as a 16-year-old to sign a deal with a maximum length of three years.<\/p>\n

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But his contract is expected to include a \u20ac1billion release clause in line with fellow star youngsters\u00a0Pedri\u00a0and\u00a0Gavi.<\/p>\n

Negotiations over a new deal started in 2022 but accelerated after Yamal, who had received approaches from clubs around Europe, teamed up with super-agent Jorge Mendes.<\/p>\n

Yamal thrived for Barcelona Under-19s last season and after being included in the senior squad for the first time in April, he came off the bench\u00a0against Real Betis in May to become the youngest player in La Liga history at 15 years and 290 days old.<\/p>\n

He then became the club\u2019s youngest starter \u2014 at 16 years and 38 days old \u2014 against Cadiz in August.<\/p>\n

Yamal, a left-footed attacker whose favoured role is on the right wing, also made international history in September.<\/p>\n

He became Spain\u2019s youngest international player and goalscorer aged 16 years and 57 days when he came off the bench and scored in a 7-1 win against Georgia.<\/p>\n

Yamal has featured 10 times in all competitions so far this season, making four La Liga starts and providing two assists.<\/p>\n

How Barca held off European interest to tie down Yamal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yamal\u2019s debut last season was a move that was seen as a show of faith from Barcelona to the player \u2014 proof they could provide a platform to first-team minutes sooner than later.<\/p>\n

Yamal had in fact received approaches from clubs across Europe before he turned 16.<\/p>\n

There was also\u00a0Premier League\u00a0interest in Yamal, though post-Brexit regulations have made it more difficult for English clubs to offer attractive packages to young players.<\/p>\n

Reports in Spain have claimed that\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0had explored a possible move involving a loan deal to respective sister clubs\u00a0Girona\u00a0and Strasbourg, with Bayern Munich,\u00a0Borussia Dortmund\u00a0and\u00a0RB Leipzig\u00a0also reported to have been interested.<\/p>\n

Yamal was supposed to be more involved with Barcelona Atletic, the club\u2019s second team, this term.<\/p>\n

But after his breakthrough this season \u2014 including with\u00a0Spain \u2014 he is not expected to step down from the first team now.<\/p>\n

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