Lamine Yamal has just signed a contract extension with Barcelona until 2031. If he leaves this contract for another 6 years, the young Spanish talent will only be 23 years old. A simple calculation that anyone can calculate, but when looking at the result, many people are startled.
If Lamine Yamal achieves a full performance KPI in the contract, the total salary package, bonus and signing fee will reach nearly 40 million Euros/year (before tax). This will be the highest level in the current Barcelona squad.
Since last year, especially after his success at EURO 2024, there has been no news about Lamine Yamal parting ways with Barcelona. The future of this young talent with the team has always been very strongly linked and this new contract is not surprising. Lamine Yamal has always wanted to stay at Camp Nou and is just waiting for Barcelona to make a right signing.
Lamine Yamal's previous contract with Barcelona was signed in October 2023 and is valid until July 13, 2025. However, Barca do not need to wait until that day to promote the contract extension of the club's brightest young talent.
The person behind Lamine Yamal is "super coach" Jorge Mendes, who was previously known as the representative of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. In the past two weeks, Mendes has flown to Barcelona twice to promote his customer's extension with the Catalan team. Mendes wants to get everything done before Yamal joins the Spanish national team in the Nations League in June.
Last season, Barcelona won the domestic treble and reached the Champions League semi-finals, only losing narrowly to Inter. Lamine Yamal has scored 18 goals and 21 assists on that journey. However, the 17-year-old star's influence has far surpassed the above statistics as he is considered the inspiration for the entire club.
Currently, the person with the highest income in Barcelona is Robert Lewandowski (about 36 million Euros/year). Before signing this new contract, Lamine Yamal's figure was only about 3 million Euros/year. Thus, this 17-year-old striker is about to earn 10 times more than before. If at the perfect level, the figure would be 40 million Euros/year, but Barca also tried to maintain the lowest level for Yamal of 30 million Euros/year.
Looking at the case of Lamine Yamal, it can be seen that young talents are gradually taking over the airwaves of top tournaments and top clubs. Gianluigi Donnarumma was previously AC Milan's number 1 goalkeeper at the age of just 16. Therefore, it was not until he shined in the Champions League this season that fans reviewed his personal profile and could not help but be surprised when the Italian goalkeeper was only 26 years old.
The same is true of Lamine Yamal, until 2031, when his contract with Barcelona expired, he was only 23 years old, an age that was still very energetic. Like his senior Pedri, having appeared in the top environment for a long time, many people were surprised to learn that this midfielder was only 22 years old.
