Audio By Carbonatix
Lamine Yamal has signed a new six-year Barcelona contract following a breakout season in which he helped the Catalan club win a domestic treble.
The 17-year-old Spain winger's existing deal was set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season but his new contract keeps him with Barca until 2031.
Yamal, who made his Barca debut as a 15-year-old in 2023, scored 18 goals and made 25 assists in 55 appearances as Barca won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in Hansi Flick's first season as manager.
Barca said Yamal signed the new contract on Tuesday in the presence of club president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco.
"Yamal's renewal is a demonstration of the solidity of Barca's project. His emergence on to the world football scene is like few others," the club said.
"The lad from Mataro near Barcelona has exploded on to the stage that is world football with performances that are already part of Barcelona history."
Yamal has scored 25 goals in 115 games for the club, becoming the youngest scorer in the history of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
Yamal, who will turn 18 in July, is also the youngest player to reach 100 appearances for Barca.
He has also earned 19 caps for Spain and was part of the side that won Euro 2024, beating England 2-1 in the final in Berlin.Â
The youngster has drawn comparisons with Barca legend Lionel Messi, having also come through the club's famed La Masia academy.
Barca have also extended contracts of their manager Flick and Brazil forward Raphinha in recent weeks.Â
Latest Stories
-
Police arrest suspect in murder of UCC student Innocentia Avinu
21 minutes -
Over five phones were stolen at Alex Ekubo’s service of songs – Stan Nze
29 minutes -
Oil rebounds on concerns about US-Iran peace deal, restoration of supply
38 minutes -
Jordan feeling pride not pressure over World Cup debut Â
49 minutes -
Refuse at McCarthy Down poses serious threat to Weija Dam and public health – CSIR scientist warns
50 minutes -
Iran draw 2-2 with New Zealand in politically charged World Cup clash in LA
58 minutes -
Ghana coach Queiroz enters record books at his fifth World Cup in row
1 hour -
Libya recovers 15 bodies of migrants east of capital Tripoli
1 hour -
Microsoft sued by shareholders over expenses, cloud business, AI
1 hour -
US judge dismisses Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI
2 hours -
Almost all of world’s children exposed to climate hazards, UN agency says
2 hours -
Trump may release US-Iran agreement before Friday, Vance saysÂ
2 hours -
Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal involving lengthy detention of certain immigrants
2 hours -
Who Protects the Dreamer? Reflections on the vulnerability of the Girl Child
2 hours -
Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety law
2 hours