Barcelona sensation receives praise from veteran Spain defender: “He’s got something special”

Speaking at a press conference, veteran Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta has lavished praise on Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal, claiming that the teenager has ‘something special’.

Yamal is enjoying a fine breakthrough with Barcelona this season, having started three of the four matches that the Catalans played prior to the international break.

The 16-year-old La Masia wonderkid earned his first-ever call-up to the Spanish national team on the back of his breakout performances with the Blaugrana.

Azpilicueta sees something special in Yamal

Yamal completed his first training session with the senior Spanish national team on Monday and had a chance to interact with experienced individuals like Azpilicueta among others.

And the former Chelsea captain, who signed for Atletico Madrid this summer, had words of praise for the Barcelona sensation.

“Lamine Yamal is a fantastic kid. It’s a pleasure to see the lads with this kind of spirit and you can tell he’s got something special,” Azpilicueta said.

The versatile defender, who was a target for Barcelona last year, turned 34 years old in August and joked about the age difference between him and Yamal, saying:

“I told him in the dressing room that I made my debut before he was born.”

Yamal elated after Spain call-up

Having been called up to the senior national team for the first time ever, Yamal could go on to make history and become the youngest player to feature for Spain if he makes his debut in the upcoming games against Georgia and Cyprus.

Talking about how surreal it all feels, the 16-year-old recently said: “It’s incredible that I’m living this, I want to enjoy it to the fullest. I’m calm, I’m used to this at Barcelona so let’s see how things go here.

“I want to win the EURO, the World Cup and everything with Spain.”