Barcelona president Joan Laporta has made the revelation that the Spanish club has turned down an offer worth USD 270 million (€250 million) for star forward Lamine Yamal six months ago.
Though Laporta did not reveal the name of the club who wanted to sign the young Spaniard, it was reported that PSG were willing to splash out heavily on Yamal to sign him as Kylian Mbappe's replacement. “They came to me to sign Lamine for 250 million euros and I said no six months ago.
He is the most popular player in the world. What is Lamine's real value?” Laporta told Barca One. Yamal's value has gone through the roof since he burst onto the scene.
His rapid rise to prominence began when he started training with Barca's first team at just 15 years old, at the request of coach Xavi Hernandez.