Barcelona Hand Lamine Yamal Lionel Messi's Legendary No. 10 shirt

Lamine Yamal was presented with the legendary Barcelona No. 10 shirt with Lionel Messi, the Catalan club confirmed on Wednesday.

Yamal, who turned 18 on Sunday, inherited the number of Ansu Fati next season, who completed a change of season when Monaco completed at the beginning of this month.

The announcement is made when Yamal is exposed to possible violations of disability laws before an investigation by the Spanish government, after allegations that people with dwarf wagons were discontinued as entertainers at his 18th birthday party.

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The confirmation of Yamals new number was carried out at an event with the winger and his family to celebrate his new contract, which was agreed in the past month and last until 2031.

Messi wore the jersey No. 10 in Barcelona from 2008 until his departure to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021. The Argentine Great became a legend in Camp Nou and Half Barcelona, 10 Laliga titles and four champions leagues to win, while he became Barcelona's leading goal scorer of all times.

Fati succeeded Messi as No. 10 in 2021, but a number of injuries saw him difficult to maintain his place in the Barça team.

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In the meantime, Yamal has turned out to be one of the outstanding players for Barça and Spain.

The teenager, who has already made 106 appearances for Barça and has scored 25 goals, will now reach one of the most important numbers in the history of the club.

In addition to Messi, it was previously worn by Barça greats such as Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Romário and Diego Maradona.

Yamal had pointed out the change in the past few weeks when he published photos of Argentina legend Maradona, Ronaldinho and Messi on social media, the former while wearing Barça No. 10 shirt.

It will be the fourth different number that Yamal wore with Barça-er was born No. 41, when he was in 2022-23, No. 27 in the following season and then No. 19 last year-the same number that Messi wore before he wore No. 10.

Yamal won two Laliga titles, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Supercopa with Barça, while winning Spain at the European Championships last summer.