Lamine Yamal is near extending his Barcelona contract till 2031 after a constructive assembly between membership president Joan Laporta and the participant’s agent, Jorge Mendes, on Monday, sources advised ESPN.
The 17-year-old’s present deal is because of expire in 2026, however the membership have been engaged on renewing and enhancing his phrases for months now.
Mendes met with Yamal in Barcelona final week and returned to town on Monday to thrash out the ultimate particulars of the settlement with the membership.
The ultimate touches nonetheless must be utilized, however sources near the membership and the participant each mentioned the assembly had gone effectively and {that a} consensus was shut.
Yamal, who will flip 18 on July 13, has mentioned publicly on a number of events that his need is to stay at Barça, the place he has already remodeled 100 first group appearances.
The Spain winger signed his present contract in 2023, however on the time, as he was underneath 18, he was solely allowed to signal three-year deal.
Laporta has mentioned Yamal will get “special treatment” and his new phrases won’t solely prolong his stick with the LaLiga champions, however will hand him a major wage bump consistent with his standing in coach Hansi Flick’s group.
Sources defined that along with Yamal’s wages being elevated, the brand new contract may also function a collection of particular person incentives and bonuses that can permit him to earn extra.
It’s a mannequin of contract which has at all times been favoured by Laporta — each in his first spell as president, between 2003 and 2010, and since he was re-elected in 2021.
Amongst these bonuses shall be one for profitable the Ballon d’Or, with Yamal already thought-about among the many candidates to win essentially the most coveted particular person prize in soccer.
In 55 appearances this season, he has scored 18 objectives and registered 25 assists, whereas delivering standout performances in a few of Barça’s largest video games, together with the Champions League semifinal towards Inter Milan and the LaLiga-defining Clásico towards Real Madrid.
His shows helped Barça win a home treble — LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercopa — in Flick’s first season in cost.
Yamal first joined Barça as a seven-year-old and quickly progressed through the academy, making his debut aged 15 underneath earlier coach Xavi Hernández.
He has not solely gone on to assist Barça declare silverware, however has additionally delivered for Spain, enjoying an integral function as La Roja gained the European Championships final summer season.
In consequence, he has already gained a number of the largest prizes for younger gamers within the sport, together with the Kopa Trophy, the Golden Boy award and the breakthrough of the year award on the 2025 Laureus World Sports activities Awards.
Barça view Yamal as one of many leaders of the group for a few years to return, alongside different gamers who’ve all signed new contracts in latest months, together with Pedri, Gavi, Pau Cubarsí and Raphinha