"Wow. I see him as a fantastic player and a potential Ballon d'Or winner, but you're talking about three players who are the best in the world. Maradona won the World Cup in Mexico without having a great team, and Messi and Cristiano won by scoring 50 goals over ten years. That's going to be very difficult for just anyone to achieve."
"Lamine can be an epoch-making player like Messi, Maradona or Cristiano Ronaldo."
"I see Kylian Mbappe as closer to achieving it than Lamine."
Lamine Yamal received high praise from Spain manager Luis de la Fuente, who compared him to Messi, Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo. Former Real Madrid player Guti acknowledged Yamal's talent and potential Ballon d'Or prospects but warned that matching those legends requires extraordinary consistency and historic achievements. Guti cited Maradona's World Cup with a limited team and Messi and Cristiano's decade-long scoring feats as benchmarks, and suggested Kylian Mbappe appears closer to reaching that standing. Yamal remains Barcelona's main offensive reference and a decisive factor as the attacking trident reunites for the 2025/26 campaign.
Read at Barca Universal
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