Yamal turned 18 last week and Lewandowski says the winger now must focus on continuing to improve. He said, "Now he's no longer a child, he's an adult because he's already 18. Lamine can play better than last year. Every year he'll be better." Lewandowski also commented on the arrival of Marcus Rashford on-loan from Manchester United.

Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and veteran striker Robert Lewandowski are among those who could be handed even more responsibility in the coming weeks.

"Lamine Yamal will be wearing the coveted No. 10 jersey for FC Barcelona next season. On the day that he signed his extended contract until 2031, the player who recently turned 18, received the shirt bearing the famous number from president Joan Laporta", the club announced.

Lamine Yamal says that Barcelona is the “club of his life” after being named as the Spanish side’s new No 10. Barcelona have announced that Yamal, who turned 18 on Sunday, will now don the iconic No 10 shirt, which was recently vacated by Ansu Fati, who joined Monaco on loan last month.

The Blaugrana had been preparing for their summer debut under manager Hansi Flick, with the friendly against Vissel Kobe in Japan originally scheduled as the curtain-raiser. But on Thursday morning, the club officially canceled the match, citing “serious contractual breaches on behalf of the promoter.”

In a recent interview with MARCA, Ramon Planes, former Barcelona sporting director, talked about things in the world of football, including his time in Saudi Arabia so far.Planes also talked about

Former player Adil Rami has lashed out at Lamine Yamal with an offensive rant regarding his treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo.