Lamine Yamal signs new Barcelona contract with €1bn release clause

Barcelona have announced that outstanding teenager Lamine Yamal has signed a new deal with the club that will last until 2026.InformationGuideNigeria

Yamal has taken Europe by storm this season, establishing himself as a fixture in Xavi’s first-team setup at the age of 16.

Yamal made his La Liga debut at the end of the 2022/23 season, making him Barcelona’s youngest ever player to appear in professional competition at the age of 15 years, nine months, and sixteen days.NYSC Portal

He recently became Spain’s youngest senior début and scorer after coming off the bench to score in a Euro 2024 qualifying win against Georgia.

Yamal has been one of Barcelona’s most promising players this season, with two assists in eight La Liga games.

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And Barcelona confirmed on Monday that Yamal will remain in Catalonia, signing a new deal with a €1 billion release clause.

A club statement read: “FC Barcelona and Lamine Yamal have reached an agreement on a new contract binding the player to the club until 30 June 2026, with the buyout clause set at one billion euros.

“The forward put pen to paper this Monday morning at an event in the offices at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper attended by FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta; first vice-president Rafa Yuste; the director responsible for youth football, Joan Soler, and the director of sport, Anderson Luis de Souza ‘Deco’. JAMB Portal

“The deal ensures that the youngsters will be staying at Barca, the club he has belonged to since the age of seven, when he joined from CF La Torreta.”JAMB Result

As Yamal is still only 16, he is only allowed to sign an extension running for another three years.

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