Barcelona have agreed a “secret” pact with tremendous agent Jorge Mendes that can see Lamine Yamal’s contract prolonged when he turns 18.
The Blaugrana wonderkid has burst onto the scene this marketing campaign, with two assists in eight La Liga appearances and a aim on his senior Spain debut.
Yamal’s first skilled contract at Barcelona has not been publicly introduced by the membership, regardless of the actual fact it was signed in July based on Fabrizio Romano.
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As a result of truth he’s solely 16, Yamal can solely signal a three-year deal at Camp Nou.
Nonetheless, the membership have made a “secret” pact with Mendes to extend this to a five-year deal when Yamal turns 18.
In his newest YouTube video, Romano defined Lamal’s state of affairs at Barcelona. “For Lamine Yamal [his new contract] might be made official this week, might be on Monday,” he stated.
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“Every thing was signed in July and now there would be the formal step and ceremony for this high expertise Lamine Yamal to signal a brand new deal at Barcelona.
“The restrict paying a 16-year-old is to signal a short-term contract – a 3 yr contract legitimate till June 2026. That’s the solely method.
“However there’s a secret pact between Barcelona and the agent of the participant, Jorge Mendes, to make this deal a five-year deal when Lamine will flip 18 in 2025. As of now, he’ll signal to 2026 with a launch clause of €1 billion.”
Man Metropolis needed Yamal
In response to RadioMarca, Manchester Metropolis tried to signal Yamal this summer time, however the teenager rejected the transfer.
Moreover, one Barca board member instructed Marca: “Lamine Yamal and [Alejandro] Balde had been in critical hazard of leaving this summer time as a result of there’s a membership that attempted to poach them.”
It has now been reported that Man Metropolis had been the membership who tried to signal Yamal; it’s not but identified whether or not the reigning treble winners additionally tried to signal Balde too.
Nonetheless, regardless of Metropolis’s finest efforts, they weren’t in a position to persuade Yamal to depart his boyhood membership.
