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Lamine Yamal is the player ‘who most resembles Messi’

Lamine Yamal has made waves at Barcelona this season, making his first team debut at the tender age of just 15.

The youngster has already been tipped for big things and is expected to get many more first-team minutes next season.

Aureli Altimira, the former head of the youth department at Barcelona, has added to the hype by detailing just how good he thinks Yamal can be.

“Lamine Yamal is not Messi, but he is the one who most resembles him,” he said.

“Out of every 10 of his shots, 9 hit the target.