{"id":40455,"date":"2025-06-02T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/guardiola-praises-for-lamine-and-support-for-his-new-contract_312899_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:22:16","slug":"guardiola-praises-for-lamine-and-support-for-his-new-contract_312899_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/guardiola-praises-for-lamine-and-support-for-his-new-contract_312899_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola praises Lamine Yamal and supports his renewal with Bar\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pep Guardiola<\/strong> recently made a public appearance at the seventh edition of the Trophy Legends, held at the PGA Catalunya. During this appearance, he did not shy away from answering questions related to Barcelona<\/strong>, a club he left in 2012 but with which he maintains a special bond. To this day, his name remains part of the living history of the institution, and he has shown that he closely follows the team’s current affairs.<\/p> Firstly, the man from Santpedor did not hesitate to acknowledge the great season that FC Barcelona has had in this 2024\/25 season<\/a>, and he expressed optimism regarding the future of the team led by Hansi Flick<\/strong>. “We join the general feeling: it has been an extraordinary year. They have achieved almost perfect results. Hopefully, the young core they have can allow us to enjoy for many years<\/strong>,” he argued.<\/p> After that, he spoke at length about the great cul\u00e9 gem, Lamine Yamal<\/strong>, urging that he not be constantly compared to Leo Messi<\/strong> and be allowed to write his own history: “I have no idea if he will end up playing centrally or not; on the wing, he is also very unbalancing. Let him make his career, and then we will see if he can be compared to the greatest.<\/strong> He is in the best place in the world to grow, with the nuances of Flick, who has proven to be very brilliant. Everything points to the fact that, if he doesn’t have injuries, he will have an excellent career due to the amount of talent he has,” he asserted.<\/p> Next, Guardiola<\/strong> also referred to the options of the Spanish-Moroccan genius to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/strong>, an award he arrives at as one of the great favorites, like other players such as Raphinha or Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a>:<\/p> “Obviously, he can be a candidate, like Demb\u00e9l\u00e9. The award is always given to whoever deserves it. The fact that he can be nominated at seventeen years old is already impressive.”<\/p> <\/blockquote> He also responded to the question of whether he considers Lamine<\/strong> one of the best players of the moment: “He is very good. In the match against Inter, everyone passed him the ball. It is surprising what he does at seventeen years old. As Hansi said, hopefully, he will continue working.<\/strong> It is evident that he is in the best possible place. As a Bar\u00e7a member, I am happy,” he commented.<\/p>
Guardiola spoke about Lamine Yamal: talent, comparisons with Messi, and Ballon d’Or option<\/h2>