Lamine Yamal recently won the Golden Boy trophy, which rewards the best young player of the year. While he won this distinction in an armchair, the jewel of FC Barcelona now aspires to even more prestigious individual awards, notably the Ballon d'Or. In an interview with Tuttosport, the Spanish international did not hide his ambitions: “If I win with Barça, especially the Champions League, I will have more chances of aspiring to the individual trophy which crowns a player's career: the Ballon d'Or. No player earns rewards individually if they cannot earn anything collectively with your team. So, by winning collectively, I will get closer to individual rewards, because one thing is a consequence of the other.“
Lamine Yamal wants to take everything!
In addition to the Ballon d'Or, the 17-year-old star also hopes for the two most beautiful collective trophies possible, all before the age of 21: “Before I turn 21, my goal is to win the World Cup with Spain, the Champions League and two more championships with Barça“Despite everything, he also wanted to savor the present moment: “It is an honor to receive this Golden Boy trophy. This is the first step in a great career that I hope to have. Although I am very aware that individual awards are the result of collective work, I want to continue to do well with Barça and Spain to accumulate more trophies, both as a team and as an individual. Either way, winning the Golden Boy is a great starting point for a young footballer who aspires to win it” he concluded. The first of a very likely long series…
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Lamine Yamal did not fail to make a huge announcement about his personal ambitions! Lamine Yamal recently won the Golden Boy trophy, which rewards the best young player of the year. While he won this distinction in an armchair, the jewel of FC Barcelona now aspires to even more prestigious individual awards, notably the Ballon d'Or.
