By Jorge Hernandez
Sep 24, 2024, 4:01 PM EDT
Cristiano Ronaldo He recorded a podcast with his former teammate Rio Ferdinand and one of his statements was surprising, since revealed his favourites to be the best footballers of the future and mentioned one of the FC Barcelonaa bitter rival of the Spanish club of his dreams, Real Madrid.
In the chat for his YouTube channel, the Portuguese star made it clear that One of his favorites to be the best in the world in the coming years is Lamine Yamalthe forward for the Blaugrana club and the Spanish national team; that is, as long as he doesn’t get injured.
“He will be one of the best players of this generation. I see in him enormous potential and great talent. “But he needs luck because he is very young. I hope he doesn’t have any physical problems,” he said about the 17-year-old.
In fact, when Ferdinand told him that he had never seen Messi or Cristiano do things like the young FC Barcelona player did at his age, CR7 agreed with him.
“Yes. Lamine is in a context that helps him a lot, the Spanish national team is really very good and I think he has a lot of potential. But let’s see what happens along the way. “I think he’ll make it,” he said, referring to the fact that he could become the next big star in the world.
However, when the former Red Devil asked him to mention two other young figures who could form a trio of stars of this generation“The Commander” added Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellinghamboth players of his beloved Real Madrid.
At 17, Lamine Yamal can already boast that he has been a LaLiga champion with FC Barcelona and that he is the current champion of the European Championship with the Spanish national team. Not bad for a youngster who is still a minor.
And after being crowned in the continental tournament, in this new campaign with his club, Yamal is confirming his great progress, as he has four goals and five assists in seven games, an enviable average for any young or veteran player.
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