Lamine Yamal? The best in the world, says sharpshooter Robert Lewandowski about the 17-year-old Barcelona star

He became the youngest player, scorer and winner in the history of the European Championships, and he also set records in Barcelona. He is also the youngest footballer to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or. At 17, Lamine Yamal is already one of the world’s biggest stars and best players on the planet. What does Robert Lewandowski think of him?

• Barcelona have a real gem in their team
• Lamine Yamal is one of the biggest stars of our time
• Robert Lewandowski sees him as the best in the world

It was only in July that Lamine Yamal celebrated his 17th birthday. This was shortly before the final match of the European Championship, in which he was one of Spain’s key players. Besides that, he also showed great potential throughout last season in a Barcelona jersey.

Now, however, he is one of the biggest movers, as his numbers clearly show. In eight competitive matches he scored 4 goals and added 5 assists. His skills have amazed fans and pundits alike. No wonder he is compared to Lionel Messi.

His teammates and his coach Hans Flick can count on him. All they hope is that the heavy workload will not affect his health over time. If that doesn’t happen and if Lamine can handle all the pressure, he could be one of the best players in history.

Lamine Yamal? The best in the world, says Lewandowski

Yamal has in his team, for example, the star and seasoned cannonballer Robert Lewandowski. He has already played with big names, so he is already very good at recognizing the quality and potential that someone has and harbours.

And Lamine, in his opinion, is already the best in the world today. “He can be one of the best in the world. It’s easy to say, I see him as the best winger in the world. But of course he’s still only 17 years old. He’s had a long football career. Sometimes it is not important how you start it, but on the contrary it is more important how you end it and how it continues in the next years, not in the next two or three years, but in ten or fifteen years,” Goal quotes him as saying.

In 15 years, Yamal will be only 32 years old. According to Lewandowski, there is a huge challenge ahead of him and the young generation in general. Especially because of social media.

“One day you’re a hero, but the next day you’re down. I hope he will be strong enough to have a long career,” the Polish striker added.

Source: Transfermarkt, B/R Football, Goal