Barça phenom Yamal inks new long-term contract

Lamine Yamal has signed a caller semipermanent declaration with Barcelona until 2031, the Spanish champions announced connected Tuesday.

Yamal's erstwhile woody was owed to expire successful 2026 and the Catalan nine had made tying him down to longer presumption a precedence this summer.

Sporting manager Deco said extending Yamal's declaration would beryllium "the champion signing" the nine person made successful years, portion president Joan Laporta said the 17-year-old deserved "special treatment."

Sources told ESPN the caller woody includes a important wage bump, corresponding to his presumption successful manager Hansi Flick's team, though however overmuch helium earns volition besides beryllium connected a bid of incentives and bonuses included successful the agreement.

Yamal made his archetypal squad debut arsenic a 15-year-old successful 2023 and has rapidly emerged arsenic 1 of the champion players successful the world, helping Spain triumph the European Championship past summertime and playing a cardinal relation arsenic Barça won a home treble this season.

In 55 appearances this term, helium scored 18 goals and registered 25 assists, portion delivering standout performances successful immoderate of Barça's biggest games, including the Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan and the LaLiga-defining Clásico against Real Madrid.

When helium signed his erstwhile woody successful 2023, helium was lone allowed to perpetrate to the nine for a maximum of 3 years arsenic helium was nether 18 astatine the time. However, arsenic helium turns 18 successful July, helium is present capable to motion a longer deal, which Barça had been negotiating with his agent, Jorge Mendes, for the past fewer months.

Mendes met with Laporta earlier this week to robust retired the last fewer details, with ESPN revealing the gathering served to efficaciously adjacent the renewal.

Sources told ESPN the subordinate wanted the contented resolved arsenic soon arsenic imaginable truthful helium tin bask immoderate clip disconnected this summertime aft his engagement successful the UEFA Nations League Final Four with Spain successful June.