Saudi Arabia lay your eyes on Lamine Yamal and they are ready to put on the table a contract like the one they proposed Vinicius, 1,000 million net for five seasonsso that he becomes one of the icons of his league. The objective of FRPthe investment fund which manages the four major clubs of the Saudi Professional Leagueis to sign Lamine next summer and they would be willing to offer Barcelona a record transfer of 300 million euros.
Who knows if the Operation Laminand it will be the soap opera of next summer even if Neither the player seems willing to leave Barcelona, nor Barcelona can afford to let Lamine Yamal leave. regardless of the amount of his transfer Joan Laporta the mother of all levers. with those 300 million that could arrive from Saudi Arabia The catastrophic economic situation that the Barça club has been going through for too long would almost be resolved with the stroke of a pen, but the reality is that the Barça team is preparing a renewal and a very important salary for the player, as Eduardo Inda points out. . revealed.
own Joan Laporta He had already shown his chest on March 23 after rejecting a offer of 200 million euros per Lamine Yamal. He didn’t specifically say where it came from but Barcelona’s internal machinery was responsible for disclosing that the offer was that of PSG. “We receive offers for players like Lamine Yamal, for 200 million euros, and we said no,” Laporta boasted, “because we have confidence in the boy, in his sporting projection, and we don’t We don’t need it, quite the contrary. “We are in the process of economic recovery and we can already see the end of the tunnel.”
Saudi seeks another star
From Saudi Arabia They threaten to come not with 200 kilos but with 300 per Lamine Yamala footballer who has already been part of the senior team for a year and who is absolutely consolidated as Barcelona holder when he just turned 17. The sporting and financial managers of the FRPhe Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund which manages the country’s four major football clubs based in Riyadh, have already silently started working on Operation Lamine.
With Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema And Neymar as the flagships of a countless constellation of stars, most in the latter part of their careers but some also in their infancy, The Saudi Pro League began a new stage of expansion this summer and growth to become one of the best football competitions in the world within five years, according to the strategic plan designed by PIF officials.
After last summer’s pumpkins Messiwho pushed his family chose Miami over Saudi Arabia’s mega offerthe technical managers of the PIF, the fund which owns the four major clubs of the Saudi Pro League, have prepared a list with three names: Kylian Mbappé, Kevin de Bruyne and Vinicius Jr. In all three attempts they failed, but the Saudis are not going to give up and the next objective is Lamine Yamal.
The offer of Viniciusrevealed at the end of August by several Saudi media, would have been the most important in the history of football if Vini had wanted it: 1,000 million net for 5 seasons, 200 kilos per yeara contract with which he would have multiplied his salary by more than ten in the the real Madrid of 20 million gross.
The offer of the century
Furthermore, the PIF proposal for Vinicius playing for Al-Ahli also included the possibility of the Brazilian becoming image and ambassador of the 2034 World Cupwhich will be contested in Saudi Arabiaa proposal that they are also willing to maintain Lamine Yamal in anticipation of next season.
The majority owner of Al Ahlithe club which tried to recruit Vinicius and which also could be the fate of Lamine Yamal If the young player Barcelona succumbs to petrodollars, does Public investment fund Saudi Arabia (PIF), which also owns English Newcastle and the three other major Arab League teams: Al-Nassrthe team he plays for Cristiano Ronaldo; Al-Ittihadthe club which took Karim Benzema last summer; and the Al-Hilalthe team Neymar. With Lamine YamalSaudi Arabia’s intention is to have a fourth world star in the Al Ahli.
