Lamine Yamal has put pen to paper on a new contract at Barcelona that will keep him at the Catalan giants until 2031.
It’s great news for Barcelona and follows on from a season where Yamal has firmly established himself as the most exciting talent on the planet.
There was talk ahead of the renewal that Yamal’s camp had asked Barca to make him the highest-paid player in the squad.
Deco denied those claims but details of Yamal’s new deal have now been revealed in a report from The Athletic.
Robert Lewandowski is currently the highest-paid player in the squad and will earn around €36m next season as he goes into the last year of his contract.
The Catalan powerhouse Barcelona has signed Lamine Yamal to a new contract that will keep him there until 2031.
Following a season in which Yamal solidified his position as the world’s most exciting talent, this is fantastic news for Barcelona.
Prior to the renewal, there were rumors that Yamal’s team had requested that Barca give him the highest salary in the team. Deco refuted those allegations, but an article from The Athletic has now disclosed Yamal’s new contract.
Yamal was making about €3 million a year in base pay last season, but as you can imagine, that will increase significantly with his new contract, which is reportedly set to take effect immediately after he turns 18 this summer.
Although the teen’s new base pay is now approximately €30 million annually before taxes, he could potentially make more thanks to “signing bonuses and performance-related bonuses.”. “.”.
According to the report, Yamal will be the highest paid player at Barcelona with a total salary of about €40 million annually before taxes, which includes all bonuses and signing-on extras.
Currently the highest-paid player in the team, Robert Lewandowski will make about €36 million in the upcoming season as he enters the final year of his contract.
