Former Barcelona striker Rivaldo has this weekend drawn comparisons between himself and current Blaugrana talent Lamine Yamal.
Wide-man Lamine, for his part, is of course in the midst of nothing short of a superb start to the new campaign.
Across starts in all but one of Barcelona’s 11 fixtures across all competitions, the 17-year-old has directly contributed to 10 goals.
Nine such contributions have come in nine La Liga appearances, across which Lamine has wreaked havoc on opposing backlines from his berth on the right flank.
Despite his tender years, the Barca youth product is quickly making a name for himself as not only one of world football’s best youngsters, but best players full stop.
And, as alluded to above, this weekend, such endeavours on Lamine’s part have culminated in fresh praise, on the part of something of a Blaugrana icon.
Speaking during an interview with Diario Sport, as cited by Goal, on Sunday, one-time Ballon d’Or winner Rivaldo was drawn on Lamine’s explosion onto the world stage.
And the Brazilian went on to reveal that, in some ways, the Euro 2024 winner ‘reminds me of myself’:
“The one that everyone is loving is Lamine. He is an impressive player, but you have Gavi, many good ones. At times, yes [he reminds me of myself], because I went onto the pitch to enjoy football, that joy. He has that joy, he plays to enjoy, he enjoys it and the fans do too. He is 17 years old and plays as if he were 26 or 27.”
Rivaldo continued:
“He will surely be great, he already is, he is doing a great job: he is a Euro champion, he did well in Barcelona. But one day he will be the best in the world.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
