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Lamine Yamal: I want to stay at Barcelona forever, I want to be a legend

Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has appeared on Spanish television and chatted about a range of topics following his rapid rise to superstardom.

The teenager spoke about comparisons with Lionel Messi and how he hopes he can stay at the club for his whole career.

“I want to stay at Barça forever, I want to be a legend,” he told El Hormiguero.

“I like to be compared to the best player in the history of football, but I want to be myself. Reaching Messi’s level is impossible.”

Rather inevitably, Lamine was also asked about his good friend Nico Williams after a summer where Barcelona were regularly linked with the forward.