Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Football League champions Barcelona have extended the contract of Moroccan youngster Lamin Kamal until 2026 in a statement on Monday, with the 16-year-old’s contract subject to a penalty of one billion euros.
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The young striker, who chose to represent the Spanish national team on the international stage instead of his father’s roots in Morocco, signed the new contract in the presence of club president Joan Laborta, first vice-president Rafa Yuste, the Catalan giants said. Joan Soler, the director responsible for youth football at the club, and Deco, the Portuguese sporting director.
He continued, “The contract guarantees that the youngster will remain at the club he has been in Barcelona since he was seven years old when he joined CF La Torreta.”
Barcelona considered Jamal “one of the most important players to graduate from (the club’s academy) La Masia in recent years,” and added, “He was only 15 years, 9 months and 16 days old when he participated in his first league match against Betis on April 29, 2023.”
He spoke of Kamal making history as the youngest player to feature for Barcelona this season against Cadiz, making his name in the Champions League and becoming the second youngest player to feature in the continental competition. Royal Antwerp, Belgium.
He added, “Even at his young age, he was called up to play his first international match with Spain. In the match against Georgia, he became the youngest player to play for La Roja, but he became the youngest player ever.”
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