Paris Saint-Germain had really thought about Yamal laminae to replace Kylian Mbappe last summer, so much so that he presented Barcelona with an offer of 200 million euros for his contract. This was revealed during an interview with El Chiringuitowas the presidential advisor and member of the sports commission of Barcelona Enric Masip
“President Laporta told us that he had received an offer of 200 million euros and that he had not taken it into consideration. It came from France. PSG? Well when you have money and you have a way to use it you can hope to get a signature. – explains Masip praising the Spaniard born in 2007 – Is he the most decisive player of all at the moment, the best in the world? I don’t think it’s good for him, but we think he is. Having him with us was like winning the lottery, especially in the year in which Mbappé chooses to go to Madrid which is like the icing on the cake of a team of champions. Seeing a 16-year-old boy win the European Championship with Spain and become a global phenomenon in a very short time is something exceptional.”
Masip then exposes himself by talking about comparisons with another Blaugrana champion like Leo Messi: “Vinicius and Mbappé do great things, but all players who have that speed and quality can do them, while what Lamine does is something I’ve only seen Messi do. The boy doesn’t leave you indifferent, he leaves you speechless and it’s a privilege for LaLiga and Barcelona to have such a player.”