LAMINE YAMAL
Lamine Yamal aims for the first salary step at Barça: new millionaire contract?
Published:21/05/2025 - 16:15h
Updated:21/05/2025 - 16:15h
Lamine Yamal wants to be the highest paid player at Barça and his renewal would include a contract befitting the club's biggest stars
One of the topics that is not subject to any kind of discussion at the Azulgrana sports management table is the renewal of Lamine Yamal. The young star of Barcelona, with just 17 years old, has demonstrated - and more than enough - that he can be the visible face and lead the culé sports project for many years, leaving sensations on the field that have provoked constant comparisons with the best player in the history of the Barcelona team: Lionel Andrés Messi.
- LAMINE YAMAL'S NUMBERS IN THE 2024/25 SEASON WITH FC BARCELONA: 18 goals and 25 assists in 54 appearances.
With this in mind, it is not surprising that Barça is already activating all the necessary mechanisms to ensure the continuity of the Spanish-Moroccan striker, who, for the moment, has a contract with the club until June 30, 2026. A situation that will change as soon as he turns the age of majority, on July 13, when his new link with the team from the Ciudad Condal can finally be made official, which is expected to have a duration of five more years, until 2030.
Lamine Yamal's contract needs a salary adjustment
Likewise, this contractual extension will be accompanied by a necessary salary adjustment. It should be remembered that, when Lamine Yamal renewed with Barcelona in 2023, he did so for an amount according to a player who was just taking his first steps in the first team, receiving emoluments that, according to the metrics of 'Capology', currently stand at around €1.6 million gross.
- CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF LAMINE YAMAL (ACCORDING TO TRANSFERMARKT): €180M
However, the situation is now very different. The player from Rocafonda has established himself as one of the best players of Hansi Flick's Barcelona and, by extension, in the world. A status that has already been recognized with multiple distinctions, including the Golden Boy, the Kopa Trophy, the Laureus and the award for the best young player of Euro 2024, a tournament he won with the Spanish national team.
He is a player who has already broken a significant number of records in the world of football and whose impact on the game of Barça and on the international scene is growing at a dizzying rate, without a ceiling in sight. Even his candidacy for the 2025 Ballon d'Or is solidly based, and it is not unreasonable to think that he could win this prestigious award.
Lamine Yamal would like to be the highest paid player in the culé squad: What does Barcelona think about it?
Given this situation, it is not surprising that those around Lamine Yamal are requesting a salary adjustment according to his impact. In fact, according to journalist Santi Ovalle for 'Cadena SER', the young star wants to become the highest paid player in the Azulgrana squad.
An idea that the club would not see with bad eyes, understanding that the magic of '19', a potential Ballon d'Or, must also be recognized economically, placing him in the highest salary bracket, currently occupied by Robert Lewandowski, with an estimated 26 million euros gross per year.
In this sense, another source, journalist Víctor Navarro, also provides information about this adjustment. He points out that the striker's representation agency has requested that he be placed as the highest paid footballer in the team. The Barcelona team would have understood the request and would be willing to attend to it, although he also warns that the current salaries of Lewandowski and De Jong - the highest in the squad - are not a valid reference, since they were agreed during the previous management and require a review.
It remains to be seen how this situation will unfold, which, a priori, does not seem to present major inconveniences. From the environment of Lamine Yamal have always been willing to facilitate his renewal. For its part, FC Barcelona, as already mentioned, is determined to reach an agreement that values and recognizes the importance of its great jewel.
