📸 Lamine hints at wanting the number 10 again with another Instagram story
At just 17 years old, Lamine Yamal is generating great excitement among FC Barcelona fans with a series of Instagram posts that suggest an imminent announcement: the possible inheritance of the iconic number '10'.
In recent days, the young talent has shared stories with images of legends who made their mark with that number, such as Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, and, more recently, Lionel Messi.
The gesture has not gone unnoticed among the club's followers, who interpret these posts as a signal that Yamal will be the next to wear the most symbolic number of Barça. Since Messi's departure, the number has had a more discreet presence, and now it could return to prominence with one of the most promising talents from La Masía.
If confirmed, it would be a step of enormous symbolism and responsibility for one of the jewels of the future azulgrana.
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