Paris Saint-Germain have “all the time” been curious about signing Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s sporting director Deco mentioned on Thursday, including that forward of the summer time window, the Catalan membership are monitoring Liverpool’s Luis Díaz and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford.
Barça’s prime precedence is to tie Yamal to a long-term contract as soon as he turns 18 in July, with the Spanish teenage sensation’s present deal expiring in June 2026.
“We all know the participant’s worth,” Deco mentioned of Yamal to Catalan radio RAC 1. “He attracts curiosity from everywhere in the world, from all golf equipment. We wish him to remain and for us to get pleasure from Lamine for a lot of extra years.
“Gives [received]? No, as a result of when you do not need to hear … however PSG is all the time one membership that’s , Actual Madrid is not as a result of we do not ask about their gamers both … For him, there is no higher surroundings or higher membership than Barça.”
Barça are taking a look at choices in assault with Poland veteran ahead Robert Lewandowski having one 12 months left on his contract.
“We like Luis [Díaz], we like Rashford, and we like different gamers,” Deco mentioned. “Out of respect, speaking about gamers who’re below contract with different golf equipment is difficult. Once we go to the market, there are names we all know that would enhance the group.”
Díaz’s contract with Liverpool expires in June 2027 whereas Rashford, at present on mortgage at Aston Villa, is tied to United till June 2028.
The LaLiga champions perceive the significance of continuity.
“If we are able to maintain the core of the group collectively, that is what we wish,” Deco mentioned. “I feel we are able to do it.
“I feel you possibly can all the time enhance the group, however it’s important to perceive what sort of participant you want. We have centered first on what we have now at residence and renewals.
“The renewals of Raphinha, [Frenkie] De Jong, and Eric [García] will come, for certain. That is the precedence. We’ll discuss bettering the group if we are able to, however the hot button is stability. We do not consider that gamers will ask to go away.”
Deco, in the meantime, confirmed that Yamal’s contract extension “is heading in the right direction.”
Yamal has performed a key position within the closing months of the season as Barça accomplished a home treble, successful LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercopa.
Along with his market worth persevering with to develop, reviews declare that Yamal’s camp has demanded that the brand new contract makes him the best paid participant on the membership which Deco has denied.
“Lamine has not requested for something as a result of we do not converse to gamers however to brokers,” he mentioned. “That is not his precedence. I feel a participant has to have a contract that’s truthful, that corresponds to his worth and I feel that is what we’ll do. It’s a must to adapt Lamine’s contract to his actuality. He must be an important participant among the many most necessary gamers we have now. He absolutely has different issues that the others do not have.”
Deco highlighted simply how particular Yamal is.
“I see him as very mature for his age,” he mentioned.
“I’ve a 17-year-old son like Lamine. Now we have to be completely satisfied and revel in Lamine as a result of it is one thing uncommon.
“It’s a must to wait years for a participant to emerge with a lot character, self-confidence, and high quality. Now we have to get pleasure from him and maintain him. He has to reside his age.
“We have had some gamers of this degree and I feel the necessary factor is for Lamine to be completely satisfied.”
Yamal’s agent, Jorge Mendes, on Thursday mentioned he was assured the contract renewal was imminent.
“In fact he’ll renew, there shall be no points,” Mendes mentioned after having lunch with Yamal in Barcelona “Lamine goes to be the perfect participant on the planet and can win the Ballon d’Or.”
Barcelona ahead Raphinha on Thursday signed a brand new contract with the LaLiga champions till 2028.
