The 17-year-old takes over the number from Ansu Fati. Previously, the coveted jersey belonged to Lionel Messi for 13 years.
Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho – and now Lamine Yamal: The Spanish young star will wear the legendary number 10 of FC Barcelona in the future. Yamal, who celebrates his 18th birthday on July 13, takes over the number from Ansu Fati, who will play for French first division club AS Monaco next season. Previously, Yamal wore number 19.
Lamine Yamal gets the number ten at Barca
The number 10 was occupied by Messi in Barcelona from 2008 to 2021. After the Argentine’s departure, the “wonderkid” Fati took it over. Previously, in addition to Maradona and Ronaldinho, greats such as Gary Lineker, Pep Guardiola, Michael Laudrup or Romario also wore the coveted jersey.