While Lamine Yamal has chosen to play for Spain, Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim (Yusi) has opted for Morocco. The two players of Moroccan origin, playing respectively for Barça and Real Madrid, are now rivals on the field and friends off it.
FC Barcelona is preparing to extend Lamine Yamal ’s contract until 2026, which expires at the end of this season. Joan Laporta plans to set the 16-year-old player’s release clause at one billion euros.
Lamine Yamal , the Moroccan prodigy of Barça who has agreed to play for the Spanish national team, does not regret his choice. He hopes to win all possible titles with La Roja.
A video has been causing controversy in Spain again since the call-up of Lamine Yamal to the national team. It shows the young player of Moroccan origin celebrating Morocco’s victory over Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
What had been anticipated for several days has just been confirmed a few minutes ago. Lamine Yamal has officially decided to turn his back on Morocco to opt for Spain.
Morocco has spared no effort to attract Lamine Yamal, 16, and Brahim Díaz, 24, into its nets. These two young footballers, who also hold Moroccan nationality, seem to be waiting for a possible call from Luis de la Fuente, the Spanish coach.
Morocco and Spain are currently disputing several binational players. In addition to Lamine Yamal and Brahim Diaz, the two countries are also engaged in a fierce competition to snatch Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim, known as "Yusi", a 17-year-old left-back playing for Real Madrid.
Ultimately, Morocco did not call up Lamine Yamal for its matches against Burkina Faso and Liberia. The young player’s name is not on the list published this Thursday by Walid Regragui.
Emissaries of King Mohammed VI are trying to convince the Hispano-Moroccan-Equatorial Guinean Lamine Yamal, and the Moroccan-born striker Brahim Diaz , both courted by Spain, to choose Morocco as their sporting nationality.
Lamine Yamal , 16, has chosen to continue his international career with Spain. The player of Moroccan origin, who was also highly sought after by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), is expected to be on the list that Luis de la Fuente will publish on Friday.
The Hispano-Moroccan-Equatorial Guinean Lamine Yamal , the youngest player in the history of FC Barcelona, is under pressure from the Spanish media, who are pushing him to choose Spain as his sporting nationality over Morocco, the country of his father.
The Spanish-Moroccan-Equatorial Guinean Lamine Yamal , the youngest player in the history of FC Barcelona, has not yet decided on his sporting nationality. But photos of him and the Atlas Lions coach Walid Regragui suggest he could join the Moroccan team.