Without any argument, it is very evident that Lamine Yamal is one of the best young players in the world right now. From making a debut at a tender age of 15 years for a massive club like Barcelona to leading its attack now, it's been a journey to watch. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) offered a massive amount of €250 million to sign him, when he was 17 years old.
Barcelona decline PSG's MASSIVE offer
However, Barcelona declined the offer despite getting a big amount of money amid a lot of financial trouble. At that time, Lamine Yamal was a 17-year-old kid, and was making waves at Barcelona and Spain national team with his amazing performances.
While Interacting with Jijantes FC, Laporta revealed that within the club there were some people who did not agree with the decision, but he chose to stay strong on his decision.
“Paris Saint-Germain offered us €250m for Lamine Yamal two years ago,” said Laporta to Jijantes FC
“We turned it down. He was 17 years old — some people thought we were crazy!”, Laporta concluded.
Thanks to Laporta's decision of not selling Lamine Yamal, Barcelona is doing good at all levels, and the right winger is one of the key reasons behind Barca's success.
Lamine Yamal's great progress
Lamine Yamal played a pivotal role in Barcelona's tremendous season of 2024-25, where the Catalan club won the domestic treble. Yamal took his game to next level under the coaching of Hansi Flick.
In the 2024-25 season, Lamine Yamal managed to amass nine goals and 13 assists in LaLiga. In the UEFA Champions League, he scored five goals and three assists.