Lamine Yamal could get the number '10' sooner than expected

Published New:29/06/2025 - 18:25h

Updated New:6/07/2025 - 08:53h

Did you expect it? Barça would have chosen to announce that the number '10' will be in charge of Lamine Yamal from July 1 after the announcement of Ansu Fati's loan

At FC Barcelona they are aware that giving the number '10' to Lamine Yamal will be a great strategic move in terms of shirt sales, so they would prefer to bring forward the plans and have the number become the current '19' next week.

In principle, according to recent rumors, Barça had planned to give the '10' to the Rocafonda native in an act that would coincide with his 18th birthday, that is, on July 13, but apparently the plans changed.

Thus, Gerard Romero stated on his program 'Jijantes' that, taking advantage of the fact that the first shirt of the azulgrana team will go on sale next Wednesday, July 2, Barça will anticipate this and announce that the '10' will belong to Lamine Yamal.

The announcement will arrive on July 1, 12 days before his coming of age. It should be noted that after this, his new contract until 2031 as a Barcelona player will come into effect. Likewise, the '10' will be free after Ansu Fati's departure to AS Monaco on loan with an option to buy, pending official confirmation, which would arrive on the same day that Lamine gets the number.

At the blaugrana club, they are starting to rub their hands together for the numbers that shirt sales could generate with the number '10' and the name of Lamine Yamal. And it is no wonder, before Ansu, this number belonged to none other than Leo Messi.

Did Lamine Yamal anticipate the surprise?

Through Instagram stories, the current '19' of Barça began to give indications that something big is approaching. Initially, the right winger shared a photo of Diego Armando Maradona with the '10' when he played for the azulgrana team.

Hours later, Lamine Yamal ended up implying that changing numbers will be part of the history he is writing at Barcelona. Although this was an open secret.

In the second publication, Lamine left a message showing his affection for the number '19', but implying that he is ready to take another step in his career: “My number, my history”.

Lamine only used the number '19' during the 2024/25 season, but his records with just 17 years old are crazy. Yamal's numbers are divided as follows: 55 games (52 as a starter), 18 goals, 23 assists and 3 titles (League, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup).

Mounir Nasroui dispelled any doubt

In parallel to Lamine Yamal's publications, his father, Mounir Nasroui, released a message that left no room for any kind of doubt about who would be the next heir to the mythical number of the azulgrana team.

“You not only deserve the number 10. You deserve many more things,” Nasroui wrote.

A few hours later, the right winger's father deleted the publication, but thousands of people had already viewed it. His firstborn has always stayed out of his father's posts, but on this occasion it seems that both wanted to send the same message.