A left -footed right edge and a degree of FC BarcelonaS famous La Masia Academy, Lamin Yamal shares many similarities with the club legend Lionel Messi. But the young star recently stumbled his idol and revealed which player to choose to be reborn as.
While Yamal has previously named Messi as the greatest player in football history and expressed pride in the comparisons between the two, The Brazilian icon Neymar has always been another player that the Spaniard has admired.
In a quick-Fire interview with the Spanish outlet Sports worldYamal was asked: “If you were born again, which football player would you like to be?“Without hesitation, he replied,”Neymar. “He also listed the Brazilian forward, along with Jamal Musial and SavinLike three stars who don’t play for Barcelona but that he would love to look at the club.
When asked about the three players he would sign for Barcelona, Yamal has side -raised rumors that linked Brazilian, which are currently on Santos, to a possible return. “You want me to say Neymar … but no: Musiala, who has a contract“Yamal replied.
Despite his admiration for both Messi and Neymar, Yamal has always been particularly imprisoned by Brazilian’s style and style of play. But when he was asked to name the current best athlete, he chose Messi in front of someone else.
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Neymar: Yamal’s childhood idol
When Messi debuted on May 1, 2005, Yamal had not even been born yet (July 13, 2007). This generation gap meant that Neymar’s arrival in Barcelona had a greater impact on Yamal, who was only a child when Brazilian joined the club. In an interview with BBCYamal talked about how Neymar became his childhood idol.
“I was five years old when I saw him at Santos, but seven years old when I saw him personally at FC Barcelona at Camp Nou. It was incredible to see him. “ He admitted. “Yes, It is true that Messi was there that was also incredible, but he was something completely different. Neymar has always been my idol. He is a star, a football legend“Yamal ended.
