Former Spain international Llorente told Sky Sports : “Even Messi cannot reach this level at the age of 16. Yamal does extraordinary things. He cannot be compared to anyone”.

Yamal made his debut for Barca’s first team at the age of 15 and soon reached the milestone of more than 50 appearances for the home club Camp Nou. Unprecedented achievement in history.

This young talent also has 8 caps for the national team and scored 2 goals. “There seems to be nothing wrong with Yamal being compared to Messi, who won 8 Golden Balls,” Goal wrote.

On the evening of June 15, Yamal contributed greatly to helping “La Roja” crush Croatia 3-0 in the opening match at the EURO 2024 finals. He set a record of becoming the youngest player to play in the tournament’s history when just 16 years and 338 days old.

Barcelona’s prodigy also became the youngest player to have an assist in EURO history. Yamal made a pass as if to let Dani Carvajal run in and cushion the ball into the Croatian net in the 45+2 minute.

The Spanish player also holds many age records: youngest goalscorer in the history of La Liga, La Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup; youngest player ever to play for the Spanish national team; youngest player nominated for the Golden Boy award.