Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona’s 17-year-old winger under contract until 2026, is establishing himself as one of the greatest talents of his generation. He even attracted rumors of interest from Paris Saint-Germain last summer. Since then, and especially today, Barça have claimed to have received and rejected an offer of 250 million euros. But Paris responded via L’Equipe.
“ Paris couldn’t financially afford to make such a proposal last summer.”
“On the PSG side, they deny categorically, ‘to a million percent’, arguing that Paris could not financially afford to make such a proposal last summer.
Luis Campos made enquiries during the mercato about the player’s situation, but the Portuguese is used to making contacts and keeping files open for years.”
In the previous article, we mentioned that it would be interesting to have a response from PSG, and it seems that one has been given through the sports paper. Even if we would have preferred an official press release.
In any case, it comes as no surprise to find a battle of communication. Barça may well be exaggerating things, but there’s always a desire to present a good image, especially in the face of the “evil” PSG, with elections for the presidency just around the corner.
Yamal is the jewel in the crown, so it’s not surprising that his situation is being used. It will undoubtedly be with a contract extension at the end, recalling the huge offer rejected (whether it really exists or not).
