Barcelona has an indispensable player in Lamine Yamal, and it must now manage the Spain winger particularly carefully.

Barcelona sporting director Deco has said Lamine Yamal has everything needed to become "a reference player" at the club.

Breaking records left and right, the Barcelona football phenom is a hometown hero bringing pride to his immigrant community

Cesc Fabregas says he understands why Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal is so often compared to all-time great and fellow former Barca player Lionel Messi. However Fabregas, who also came through the ranks at Camp Nou before also featuring for Arsenal and Chelsea in the Premier League, has urged the prospect to "follow his own path".

Iñigo Martínez has said Barcelona's veterans must ensure Lamine Yamal does not give into the distractions that arrive with being one of the best players in the world.

Lamine Yamal’s rise to stardom is quite unprecedented. At a time when footballers only break into the elite level around the age of 18, the La Masia star was a regular for club and country at just