Lamine Yamal’s £1B Price Tag & Shocking Family Ordeal
The World News
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That the'}, {'start': '20.240', 'end': '24.519', 'text': 'parallel makes no sense is something the'}, {'start': '22.640', 'end': '27.039', 'text': 'adolescent has been careful to'}, {'start': '24.519', 'end': '29.199', 'text': 'emphasize. Actually, it seems unjust to'}, {'start': '27.039', 'end': '31.679', 'text': 'compare Argentina to Yumal these days.'}, {'start': '29.199', 'end': '33.680', 'text': "Over the last two years, the winger's"}, {'start': '31.679', 'end': '36.079', 'text': 'ascent in the game has been absolutely'}, {'start': '33.680', 'end': '38.000', 'text': "remarkable when the Catalan team's"}, {'start': '36.079', 'end': '40.079', 'text': 'financial mismanagement made them a'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '42.559', 'text': "laughingtock among European football's"}, {'start': '40.079', 'end': '44.640', 'text': 'elite. The gifted player began his'}, {'start': '42.559', 'end': '47.039', 'text': "career with Barcelona's first squad"}, {'start': '44.640', 'end': '48.960', 'text': 'under former manager Zaviat. Barka'}, {'start': '47.039', 'end': '50.960', 'text': 'discovered a remarkable talent amidst'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '52.879', 'text': 'the neverending levers and their'}, {'start': '50.960', 'end': '55.120', 'text': 'inability to sign players for their'}, {'start': '52.879', 'end': '57.280', 'text': 'league teams. Recent graduates of'}, {'start': '55.120', 'end': '60.640', 'text': 'Lameasia, including current first team'}, {'start': '57.280', 'end': '63.199', 'text': 'players Gavei, Pauarsi, Ferman Lopez,'}, {'start': '60.640', 'end': '64.519', 'text': 'and Alejandro Bald seemed capable of'}, {'start': '63.199', 'end': '66.640', 'text': 'competing with the group that led'}, {'start': '64.519', 'end': '69.200', 'text': "Pepgardiola's incredible squad in the"}, {'start': '66.640', 'end': '71.000', 'text': 'late 2000s as French powerhouse Paris'}, {'start': '69.200', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'St. Germaine discovered the then'}, {'start': '71.000', 'end': '75.439', 'text': "15-year-old's brilliance. Chavi is said"}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '78.080', 'text': 'to have been instrumental in keeping'}, {'start': '75.439', 'end': '80.479', 'text': 'Yumal at Barcelona. Mundo Deportivo'}, {'start': '78.080', 'end': '82.479', 'text': 'claims that Chavi assured the teenager'}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '84.720', 'text': 'that if he signed his first professional'}, {'start': '82.479', 'end': '87.759', 'text': 'contract with the team, he would start'}, {'start': '84.720', 'end': '90.000', 'text': 'him in the first squad. As promised, the'}, {'start': '87.759', 'end': '93.040', 'text': 'Barcelona icon gave the young boy his'}, {'start': '90.000', 'end': '94.960', 'text': 'first appearance in April 2023, making'}, {'start': '93.040', 'end': '98.640', 'text': "him the club's youngest player at the"}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'age of 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days.'}, {'start': '98.640', 'end': '103.759', 'text': 'Yamal also kept his word and signed his'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '108.479', 'text': 'first professional contract which oddly'}, {'start': '103.759', 'end': '110.640', 'text': 'contained a1 billion £868 million'}, {'start': '108.479', 'end': '113.280', 'text': 'release clause last March. Joan'}, {'start': '110.640', 'end': '115.680', 'text': 'Laaporta, the president of Barcelona'}, {'start': '113.280', 'end': '118.040', 'text': 'declared, "We\'re getting crazy bids for'}, {'start': '115.680', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'players like Lamine Yamal around 200'}, {'start': '118.040', 'end': '122.960', 'text': "million and we're rejecting. Of course,"}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.439', 'text': "we don't need to sell because we trust"}, {'start': '122.960', 'end': '127.520', 'text': 'Lamine. Yamal has had a 2-year run that'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '129.920', 'text': 'very few players will ever have. So,'}, {'start': '127.520', 'end': '132.480', 'text': 'forget about his age. He was the second'}, {'start': '129.920', 'end': '134.239', 'text': 'most searched for athlete in the UK and'}, {'start': '132.480', 'end': '136.959', 'text': 'the most searched for athlete in Spain'}, {'start': '134.239', 'end': '139.200', 'text': 'on Google throughout 2024. Only those'}, {'start': '136.959', 'end': '141.000', 'text': 'seven La Liga minutes versus Rail Batist'}, {'start': '139.200', 'end': '143.280', 'text': 'were earned by him throughout his rookie'}, {'start': '141.000', 'end': '145.520', 'text': "campaign. But Chavi's team won the"}, {'start': '143.280', 'end': '147.920', 'text': 'league. He became a global favorite of'}, {'start': '145.520', 'end': '149.520', 'text': 'football fans the next season, but he'}, {'start': '147.920', 'end': '151.120', 'text': 'also brought with him the unwelcome'}, {'start': '149.520', 'end': '154.400', 'text': 'attention and danger that come with'}, {'start': '151.120', 'end': '156.640', 'text': 'celebrity. Born in 2007 to Monir Nasrai'}, {'start': '154.400', 'end': '159.760', 'text': 'and Sheila Ibana, Yumal grew up in'}, {'start': '156.640', 'end': '162.480', 'text': 'Mataro, Spain, he continued to honor his'}, {'start': '159.760', 'end': '165.440', 'text': 'city with his 304 celebration during his'}, {'start': '162.480', 'end': '167.519', 'text': 'shocking run at Euro 2024. And his'}, {'start': '165.440', 'end': '170.560', 'text': 'father, a Moroccan immigrant, was a'}, {'start': '167.519', 'end': '172.560', 'text': 'steadfast supporter. However, Nasrai was'}, {'start': '170.560', 'end': '175.040', 'text': 'attacked in a parking lot shortly after'}, {'start': '172.560', 'end': '177.280', 'text': 'the tournament where his son had one'}, {'start': '175.040', 'end': '179.440', 'text': 'young player of the tournament and was'}, {'start': '177.280', 'end': '181.440', 'text': 'then taken to the hospital. Locals said'}, {'start': '179.440', 'end': '183.840', 'text': 'Nasrai got into a disagreement with'}, {'start': '181.440', 'end': '186.400', 'text': 'other people while out walking his dog.'}, {'start': '183.840', 'end': '188.800', 'text': 'And after the altercation, Nasrai was'}, {'start': '186.400', 'end': '190.879', 'text': 'stabbed several times. According to La'}, {'start': '188.800', 'end': '193.519', 'text': 'Vanguardia, a few hours after the'}, {'start': '190.879', 'end': '195.840', 'text': 'stunning stabbing, the 35year-old was'}, {'start': '193.519', 'end': '198.000', 'text': 'reported to be stable despite having'}, {'start': '195.840', 'end': '200.400', 'text': 'been rushed to an intensive care unit in'}, {'start': '198.000', 'end': '202.640', 'text': 'a severe condition. for persons were'}, {'start': '200.400', 'end': '204.879', 'text': 'arrested shortly after the event.'}, {'start': '202.640', 'end': '207.000', 'text': 'According to Catalan police, a month'}, {'start': '204.879', 'end': '209.200', 'text': "after Spain's victory over England and"}, {'start': '207.000', 'end': '211.840', 'text': 'Berlin, the experience would have'}, {'start': '209.200', 'end': '214.720', 'text': 'undoubtedly rocked Yumal and his family'}, {'start': '211.840', 'end': '217.760', 'text': 'to their very foundations. His parents,'}, {'start': '214.720', 'end': '219.519', 'text': 'who split up in 2010, have been fierce'}, {'start': '217.760', 'end': '221.920', 'text': 'supporters of their kid and seem'}, {'start': '219.519', 'end': '223.680', 'text': 'friendly in public. Nasawi has praised'}, {'start': '221.920', 'end': '225.599', 'text': 'the adolescent ever since he was'}, {'start': '223.680', 'end': '228.319', 'text': 'released from the hospital on August'}, {'start': '225.599', 'end': '230.799', 'text': '16th. He also aspired to play football'}, {'start': '228.319', 'end': '232.480', 'text': 'professionally in Spain, but he was not'}, {'start': '230.799', 'end': '235.120', 'text': 'able to make the cut and eventually'}, {'start': '232.480', 'end': '237.120', 'text': 'found work, taking on multiple tasks to'}, {'start': '235.120', 'end': '239.280', 'text': 'support himself. The youngster stabbing'}, {'start': '237.120', 'end': '241.599', 'text': 'was his second post Eurol low after his'}, {'start': '239.280', 'end': '243.920', 'text': 'romance with Tik Tok star Alex Padilla'}, {'start': '241.599', 'end': '246.080', 'text': 'ended in a terrible and very publicized'}, {'start': '243.920', 'end': '248.480', 'text': 'manner when La Roa celebrated their'}, {'start': '246.080', 'end': '250.560', 'text': 'fourth continental title in July.'}, {'start': '248.480', 'end': '252.640', 'text': 'Padilla was on the Olympia stadium field'}, {'start': '250.560', 'end': '255.280', 'text': "with Yamal's family. The two were"}, {'start': '252.640', 'end': '256.880', 'text': 'inseparable, but a few weeks later, she'}, {'start': '255.280', 'end': '259.519', 'text': 'appeared to be sitting on the lap of'}, {'start': '256.880', 'end': '261.359', 'text': 'another boy in an Instagram live video,'}, {'start': '259.519', 'end': '263.600', 'text': 'which led to frantic conjecture about'}, {'start': '261.359', 'end': '266.000', 'text': "their relationship's condition. Padilla,"}, {'start': '263.600', 'end': '268.720', 'text': 'who has 1.9 million followers on Tik'}, {'start': '266.000', 'end': '270.720', 'text': "Tok, attended a number of La Roa's group"}, {'start': '268.720', 'end': '272.479', 'text': 'stage games in Germany and was'}, {'start': '270.720', 'end': '274.800', 'text': 'frequently spotted sitting next to the'}, {'start': '272.479', 'end': '276.880', 'text': 'Barcelona winger family. The insider'}, {'start': '274.800', 'end': '279.199', 'text': 'said that as the 17-year-old took full'}, {'start': '276.880', 'end': '280.960', 'text': 'use of his well-earned vacation, the'}, {'start': '279.199', 'end': '283.759', 'text': 'couple also traveled to Milan and'}, {'start': '280.960', 'end': '285.759', 'text': 'Greece. However, their blossoming affair'}, {'start': '283.759', 'end': '289.040', 'text': 'ended abruptly after the social media'}, {'start': '285.759', 'end': '291.120', 'text': 'video as Yumal unfollowed the influencer'}, {'start': '289.040', 'end': '293.520', 'text': 'according to Spanish publication Mundo'}, {'start': '291.120', 'end': '295.120', 'text': 'Deportivo. Some on the platform accused'}, {'start': '293.520', 'end': '297.199', 'text': 'Padilla of cheating on the football'}, {'start': '295.120', 'end': '299.440', 'text': 'player after seeing the video of her'}, {'start': '297.199', 'end': '301.759', 'text': "with another boy. But Yamal's turbulent"}, {'start': '299.440', 'end': '304.639', 'text': 'summer seems to have had no impact on'}, {'start': '301.759', 'end': '307.199', 'text': 'his onfield exploits. After returning to'}, {'start': '304.639', 'end': '309.199', 'text': 'his team, the winger started working on'}, {'start': '307.199', 'end': '311.600', 'text': 'creating an incredible campaign.'}, {'start': '309.199', 'end': '314.000', 'text': 'Regarding the actual data, Yamal still'}, {'start': '311.600', 'end': '316.240', 'text': 'has a lot of space to improve. This'}, {'start': '314.000', 'end': '319.520', 'text': 'season, he has made 49 appearances for'}, {'start': '316.240', 'end': '322.160', 'text': 'the Blograna, tallying 15 goals and 24'}, {'start': '319.520', 'end': '323.759', 'text': "assists. The child's capacity to execute"}, {'start': '322.160', 'end': '325.759', 'text': 'while the lights are at their brightest'}, {'start': '323.759', 'end': '327.520', 'text': 'is even more impressive. After his'}, {'start': '325.759', 'end': '330.479', 'text': 'outstanding performance in Wednesday'}, {'start': '327.520', 'end': '332.960', 'text': "night's 3 to3 tie with Inter Milan, his"}, {'start': '330.479', 'end': '335.199', 'text': 'manager Hungy Flick remarked, "He shows'}, {'start': '332.960', 'end': '337.440', 'text': 'up in the big matches and I think he'}, {'start': '335.199', 'end': '339.520', 'text': "enjoyed the situation. I'm really happy"}, {'start': '337.440', 'end': '341.919', 'text': 'that this talent, if it only comes every'}, {'start': '339.520', 'end': '343.919', 'text': '50 years, like Enzagi said, "I\'m glad'}, {'start': '341.919', 'end': '346.000', 'text': 'it\'s for Barcelona," the German'}, {'start': '343.919', 'end': '348.080', 'text': 'remarked, echoing his colleague Simone'}, {'start': '346.000', 'end': '350.160', 'text': "Enzagi's assessment of the winger as a"}, {'start': '348.080', 'end': '352.240', 'text': 'genius. The match on Wednesday also'}, {'start': '350.160', 'end': '355.280', 'text': "marked the teenager's 100th appearance"}, {'start': '352.240', 'end': '357.759', 'text': 'in Barcelona colors. He has scored 22'}, {'start': '355.280', 'end': '360.000', 'text': 'goals and provided 27 assists during'}, {'start': '357.759', 'end': '362.000', 'text': "that time. It makes sense that Yumal's"}, {'start': '360.000', 'end': '364.479', 'text': 'own family has been the source of the'}, {'start': '362.000', 'end': '366.479', 'text': 'comparisons to Messi. While his mother'}, {'start': '364.479', 'end': '368.960', 'text': 'participated in a now famous charity'}, {'start': '366.479', 'end': '371.600', 'text': 'calendar with the Argentina great where'}, {'start': '368.960', 'end': '373.680', 'text': 'he is shown washing a baby lamine. His'}, {'start': '371.600', 'end': '375.440', 'text': 'father said last year that his kid might'}, {'start': '373.680', 'end': '378.000', 'text': 'surpass the eight-time Ballon door'}, {'start': '375.440', 'end': '379.759', 'text': 'winner. However, an examination that is'}, {'start': '378.000', 'end': '382.240', 'text': 'excessively thorough ultimately'}, {'start': '379.759', 'end': '384.000', 'text': 'accomplishes nothing. Even if Messi was'}, {'start': '382.240', 'end': '386.240', 'text': 'the finest player in the world just 6'}, {'start': '384.000', 'end': '388.400', 'text': 'years ago, football has changed a lot'}, {'start': '386.240', 'end': '392.400', 'text': 'since then. In addition to his massive'}, {'start': '388.400', 'end': '394.319', 'text': 'contract with Adidas, Yamal 17, already'}, {'start': '392.400', 'end': '396.479', 'text': 'has business ties with international'}, {'start': '394.319', 'end': '399.120', 'text': 'companies like Beats Electronics,'}, {'start': '396.479', 'end': '401.759', 'text': 'Powerade, the electronics manufacturer'}, {'start': '399.120', 'end': '403.600', 'text': 'OPPO, and Konami. The German sportsear'}, {'start': '401.759', 'end': '406.160', 'text': 'behemoth unveiled their most recent'}, {'start': '403.600', 'end': '408.360', 'text': 'partnership just before Christmas, a'}, {'start': '406.160', 'end': '411.120', 'text': 'customized line of F-50 boots called'}, {'start': '408.360', 'end': '413.680', 'text': 'LY304 that had his initials and the'}, {'start': '411.120', 'end': '415.840', 'text': 'postcode of Roafonda, the neighborhood'}, {'start': '413.680', 'end': '417.919', 'text': 'in which he was raised. He is one of the'}, {'start': '415.840', 'end': '419.840', 'text': 'most recognizable figures in the game'}, {'start': '417.919', 'end': '421.440', 'text': 'and rising at a time when a strong'}, {'start': '419.840', 'end': '424.080', 'text': 'performance can propel you into the'}, {'start': '421.440', 'end': '425.919', 'text': 'running for the Bondor. While a bad one'}, {'start': '424.080', 'end': '428.560', 'text': 'can spark a barrage of social media'}, {'start': '425.919', 'end': '430.479', 'text': 'mockery, development is not linear.'}, {'start': '428.560', 'end': '432.160', 'text': 'There is no assurance that Yamal will'}, {'start': '430.479', 'end': '435.280', 'text': 'keep becoming better in the years to'}, {'start': '432.160', 'end': '437.039', 'text': 'come. To what extent can he improve? It'}, {'start': '435.280', 'end': '438.960', 'text': 'is evident that he is already one of the'}, {'start': '437.039', 'end': '441.360', 'text': 'top football players in the world, if'}, {'start': '438.960', 'end': '441.360', 'text': 'not the'}]