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Lamine Yamal signs blockbuster new Barcelona contract & follows in Lionel Messi's footsteps by inheriting iconic shirt number & being crowned new No.10

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<p>The Catalan outfit have revealed that Yamal has signed a <a href="https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/futbol/primer-equip/noticies/4314453/lamine-yamal-es-el-nou-10-del-fc-barcelona" target="_blank">new contract until 2031 </a>and he has taken the number 10 jersey for next season. The 18-year-old will now wear the shirt vacated by Ansu Fati, who <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ansu-fati-signs-barcelona-contract-completes-monaco-move-struggling-attacker-teams-paul-pogba-ligue-1/blt8b2f85da2ac1ec00" target="_blank">joined Monaco on loan</a>, and was previously worn by club legends Messi, Diego Maradona, and Ronaldinho.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Following his contract extension, <a href="https://x.com/mundodeportivo/status/1945535485121532343" target="_blank">Yamal boldly proclaimed</a>: "Messi has made his path, I will make my own."</p><p>He <a href="https://x.com/mundodeportivo/status/1945536045602189601" target="_blank">added</a>: "Messi, [Diego] Maradona, and Ronaldinho are three football legends. They have been three incredible players, Messi still is. I’ll try to follow that legacy."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our new No. 10 <a href="https://t.co/OtaCSGPj6t">pic.twitter.com/OtaCSGPj6t</a></p>— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1945526435008933903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT YAMAL SAID

<p>Yamal, who is already <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ballon-dor-2025-power-rankings/bltd009fae5576d751f" target="_blank">among the favourites</a> to win this year's Ballon d'Or despite only just turning 18, has already been anointed the heir apparent to the great Messi after a stunning season in 2024-25. The teenager helped Barca win La Liga and the Copa del Rey, and it seems there is a lot more to come from the winger. To be given a shirt worn by some legendary figures at the club shows how important he is to the Blaugrana already. That is highlighted by reports that he will earn a whopping <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/eye-watering-details-lamine-yamal-blockbuster-new-barcelona-contract-revealed-top-earners/bltb6f70442d3d66cbd" target="_blank">£325,000 a week</a>, which equates to €15 million (£12.5m/$17m) per season as a base salary, potentially rising to €20m (£17m/$23m) with bonuses.&nbsp;</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Spain international Yamal, who is in the midst of a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-very-worried-lamine-yamal-controversial-summer-secretive-18th-birthday-party-holiday-onlyfans-model-fati-vazquez/blt5436f55042b5fb29" target="_blank">turbulent summer</a>, has begun his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-sa/lists/video-lamine-yamal-humiliates-robert-lewandowski-gavi-sublime-piece-of-skill-barcelona-training/blt90a1e5cafb304b1f" target="_blank">pre-season preparations</a> with Barcelona this week. Football fans across the world will be eagerly awaiting how he gets on in the 2025-26 campaign.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Lamine Yamal signs blockbuster new Barcelona contract & follows in Lionel Messi's footsteps by inheriting iconic shirt number & being crowned new No.10 | Goal.com

Barcelona have confirmed that Lamine Yamal has signed a new long-term deal, as well as inheriting the iconic No.10 shirt that Lionel Messi once wore.

Lamine Yamal signs blockbuster new Barcelona contract &amp; follows in Lionel Messi&apos;s footsteps by inheriting iconic shirt number &amp; being crowned new No.10

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