Lionel Messi names Lamine Yamal among 10 future football superstars

Lionel Messi names Lamine Yamal among 10 future football superstars

New Delhi: Lionel Messi recently named 10 future stars in an advent for his new Adidas boots and Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal was among the list. The 37-year-old picked all under the age of 20 who will wear the new Triunfo Estelar F50 boots from the German sportswear giants. 

Lamine Yamal has been linked to the Argentine by many within and outside Barcelona due to the nature of his game and the fact that he had made a name at Barca. The 17-year-old also got nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or making him the youngest ever nominee in the award history. 

Lamine Yamal’s career trajectory has drawn comparisons to that of Lionel Messi’s. His childhood photo with messi is famous as many claming he got the Messi’s touch. The star striker will now wear boots from his idol this season though he is not alone in the list as Adidas has recruited nine more youngsters to use Messi’s boots as revealed by the Argentine. 

Argentine 18-year-old sensation Claudio Echeverri who is set to join Manchester City from River Plate in 2025 is among the players picked by Leo. Another Manchester Citry prospect Joel Ndala who is on loan spell at PSV Eindhoven is also among the list. 

Juventus star Kenan Yildiz and Philadelphia Union’s 15-year-old Cavan Sullivan has also made the list of the players picked by Lionel Messi. RB Leipzig summer signing Antonio Nusa and Assan Ouedraogo and AS Monaco youngster Eliesse Ben Seghir are also part of the list. 

The two female footballers who made it to the list include Barcelona Femeni youngster Vicky Lopez and San Deigo Waves teenager Jaedyn Shaw. All ten selected players will use the new Leo Messi +10 boots following their selection. 

Lamine Yamal to emulate Lionel Messi’s No.10

Lamine Yamal is all set to grace the pitch in senior football with the number 10 shirt after being confirmed the owner of the shirt for his national team Spain this month. 

🔟🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal (17) will be Spain’s number 10 for the upcoming games. pic.twitter.com/6wJiqthE1z

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 11, 2024

So far the 17-year-old had the number 19 for club and country for the first month of the season despite initial rumors linking him with the number 10 shirt at FC Barcelona. Yamal will now emulate his childhood title Lionel Messi in wearing the number 10 as professional. 

Spain’s number 10 shirt is free this month as Dani Olmo is out due to the injury from the nariuonal team leaving Yamal to take it. The young forward will look to add to his numbers tally as he has three goals and nine assists to his name when Spain face Denmark and Serbia next month.  

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