FILE PHOTO: FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in action with Real Sociedad's Javi Lopez at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain - March 2, 2025 REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
(Reuters) - Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal will extend his contract with the LaLiga club beyond 2026, his agent Jorge Mendes said on Wednesday.
The 17-year-old Spain international, who won the 2024 Golden Boy award to cap off a year in which he helped his country win the European Championship, has scored 11 goals and provided 16 assists in 35 appearances in all competitions this season for Barca.
