This is how Xavi prevented Lamine Yamal from going to PSG
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The French club threw the net at the Barça youth player when he was 15 years old.
At 17, Lamine Yamal is already the best young footballer in the world and the eighth in absolute terms. That is what the 100 journalists of the France Football jury decided. At the gala, Rodri, the new Ballon d'Or winner, told his "brother" Lamine that one day, very soon, he will be number one. It is not surprising that the Barça winger is already the most precious jewel on the planet.
https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/futbol/primer-equipo/noticias/4108509/lamine-yamal-capitulo-ii
In March, Joan Laporta said he had said “no” to a 200 million offer for the young star. In July, PSG denied having made a 250 million offer. In any case, the player is now protected, until 2026, with a 1 billion euro release clause and he has stated that he wants to be a “legend” at Barça and make his entire career here.
But PSG already threw the net at the Barça youth player when he was 15 years old. There was danger there. His then representative, Iván de la Peña, did receive an offer from the French club. Dizzying for such a young boy, on the verge of being able to become a professional.
There were nerves at Barça because the player who was the star of La Masia - who Roura and Altimira signed at the age of six - could leave for free when he turned 16. Xavi Hernández, the then coach, a Club man, took the reins and spoke to the boy. If his dream was to stay at Barça, he would make him debut with the first team when he had the opportunity. In exchange, he had to renew with Barça. On April 29, 2023, at 15 years and 9 months, he made his debut at the Camp Nou against Betis. After turning 16, he signed his first professional contract on October 2, 2023. Both kept their word. De la Peña also made an effort to ensure that the player continued his career here. Then Jorge Mendes arrived and “convinced” his father and mother that he should be his agent.
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