Lamine Yamal Barcelona salary after new contract

Lamine Yamal has rapidly shot up to become one of the highest earners at Barcelona, pocketing a salary of around €30m a year with his new contract.

The Spain international is one of the biggest wonderkids in world football right now, having really burst onto the scene at Euro 2024 last year before helping Barcelona win the double this season.

Yamal is still only 17 years of age, and was lighting up the Euros with the Spanish national team when he was still just 16.

The teenager’s rapid rise seemingly meant a huge pay rise at Barcelona was inevitable, according to the Athletic.

Lamine Yamal’s incredible form was impossible for Barcelona to ignore

Lamine Yamal celebrates a goal for Barcelona (Photo by Judit Cartiel/Getty Images)

Barcelona wouldn’t want to be taking any risks with a generational talent like Yamal, with the Athletic suggesting that club sources always felt he would have to be given huge wages upon signing a new contract.

Yamal finished 2024/25 with 18 goals and 21 assists in total, as noted by the Athletic, and just from watching Hansi Flick’s side, it’s clear how important he is.

Others such as Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Pedri are also obviously crucial to the way the team plays, but Yamal can change a game in an instant with his spark, quality, and intelligence.

Lamine Yamal – the best teenager ever?

Yamal is arguably ahead of where even all-time greats like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were at the same age, so is he the best teenager the sport has ever seen?

Speaking on Stick To Football on YouTube, Gary Neville recently said he felt Yamal could be the best teenager football has seen for many, many years.

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