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Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal tipped to become Spain’s greatest player by Alvaro Morata

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Alvaro Morata is backing Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal to go on and potentially become the best player in Spain’s history.

Yamal has already won a European Championship with the national team at the age of 17, and Morata thinks the sky is the limit for the youngster.

“He’s got a very determined character. That’s hard to find in a person his age (17). He’s got a very clear idea about what he wants to do. He’s got a lot of personality and has everything in front of him,” he told The Athletic.

“Honestly I’ve never seen anything like it.