Agent 'demands' salary increase for Yamal, will Barca give in?

Lamine Yamal's value has increased after EURO 2024. The 17-year-old star had an excellent "debut" in his first EURO of his career, contributing 1 goal and 4 assists, helping Spain win convincingly.

Yamal's masterpiece against France in the semi-final was even praised by Marca as "unbelievably brave", as it came from the feet of the teenage player, against the team that is the current World Cup runner-up.

Lamine Yamal becomes a symbol of Spain's youth at EURO 2024

His performance in Germany shows that Yamal is a treasure for Barca as well as Spanish football. The star born in 2007 has played 51 matches for Barca since joining the first team in the 2022-2023 season, scoring 7 goals and providing 10 assists. Meanwhile, for the Spanish national team, Yamal has scored 3 goals and provided 8 assists in 14 matches.

Notably, Yamal's agent is "super agent" Jorge Mendes, a client of many famous players. As soon as Yamal came into the limelight and was sought after thanks to his excellent performance at EURO, Mendes asked Barca to increase his salary immediately. Initially, Barca set a schedule to increase Yamal's salary in 2026, when the player turned 19 years old. However, Mendes wanted Yamal to get a raise right now.

Yamal currently receives a salary of 30,000 euros/week, less than 5% of midfielder Frenkie de Jong (670,000 euros/week). Mendes has asked Barca to increase Yamal's salary by at least 5 times (about 150,000 euros/week), equal to what other young stars like Pedri and Gavi receive.

Yamal is sought after after EURO 2024

According to Spanish press, Barca is likely to agree to Mendes' request. The Portuguese representative has a good relationship with Barca president Joan Laporta. At the same time, he also represents a number of Barca players at La Masia, as well as being the legal representative of Alejandro Balde - another potential star of Barca.

"Currently, Barca wants to build Yamal into a club symbol. Despite financial problems, Barca understands that investing in Yamal is a plan that will bring long-term benefits," Sportkeeda assessed.

With a contract release clause of up to 1 billion euros, Barca will keep Yamal long-term to "plan" this player to become a new star, following in the footsteps of seniors like Lionel Messi, Xavi or Andres Iniesta.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguoi-dai-dien-ra-yeu-sach-tang-luong-cho-yamal-barca-co-nhuong-bo-185240722094452715.htm