When will Lamine Yamal officially debut his new number?

FC Barcelona has registered record income from Lamine Yamal's shirt with the number '10'. The player from Mataró officially posed with his new number last Wednesday and, since then, millions of Barça fans in Spain and the rest of the world have purchased the 18-year-old player's shirt.

While sales continue to rise, the time is getting closer to seeing the Barça star wearing his new number on the field. The club will depart next Thursday for the Asian continent to play three pre-season friendlies, where Yamal will be able to officially debut the '10'.

What and where will be Lamine Yamal's first match with Barça's '10'?

In principle, the expected debut of Lamine's new shirt will take place next Sunday, July 27, at 12:00 p.m. (Catalan time), when Barça visits Vissel Kobe in Japan.

Unless there is a surprise, Hansi Flick will give minutes to all his figures in the first friendly of the tour, although we will have to see if the '10' takes the field with the starting XI or in the second half. The squad has worked hard throughout the week, with double shifts on several days and will only have a day off this Monday.

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After their time in Japan, Barcelona will go to South Korea to face FC Seoul (Thursday 31st at 13:00 CEST) and Daegu FC (August 4th at 13:00 CEST). Afterwards, the team will return to play the Gamper, now without a confirmed date or venue due to the delay in the opening of the Spotify Camp Nou.

For La Liga, the first match of the Blaugrana team in the 25/26 season will be on Saturday, August 16 against Mallorca at Son Moix (19:30 CEST). This will be Lamine Yamal's official debut wearing Barça's '10'.

Lamine debuts a new look during Barça's pre-season

Just over a week before the first friendly of the pre-season, Lamine debuted a new look while the squad is physically pushing themselves to the limit at the Ciutat Esportiva. Now, the brand new Blaugrana '10' sports a completely blonde hair, leaving behind the golden highlights he wore during the summer.

The player from Mataró already dyed his hair completely blonde during the Copa del Rey final. Will this be his look during the Asian tour? The winger already generated enormous expectation during his time in China before celebrating his 18th birthday.

Like Yamal, Robert Lewandowski is also training this week with a 'platinum' look, something strange in him, as the Polish player is usually quite conservative with his appearance. Raphinha, meanwhile, has let his curls grow quite a bit during the summer.

The 'LRL' will premiere an image in the 25/26 season, seeking to improve its brutal offensive production from the previous year (94 goals in 60 matches, in addition to 49 assists). In total, the trident participated in 143 of the 173 goals scored by Barça (82.6%).