Yamal given Messi's iconic Barça No. 10 jersey

Lamine Yamal has been handed the iconic Barcelona No. 10 garment antecedently worn by Lionel Messi, the Catalan nine confirmed connected Wednesday.

Yamal, who celebrated turning 18 connected Sunday, inherits the fig from adjacent play from Ansu Fati, who completed a season-long indebtedness move to AS Monaco earlier this month.

The announcement comes arsenic Yamal faces an investigation from the Spanish authorities into imaginable breaches of disablement laws pursuing allegations that individuals with dwarfism were hired arsenic entertainers astatine his 18th day party.

The confirmation of Yamal's caller fig was made astatine an lawsuit with the winger and his household to observe his caller contract, which was agreed past month and runs until 2031.

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Messi wore the No. 10 jersey astatine Barcelona from 2008 done to his departure to Paris Saint-Germain successful 2021. The Argentine large became a fable astatine the Camp Nou, helping Barcelona triumph 10 LaLiga titles and 4 Champions Leagues portion becoming Barcelona's all-time starring scorer.

Fati succeeded Messi arsenic the No.10 successful 2021 but a bid of injuries saw him conflict to support his spot successful the Barça team.

In the meantime, Yamal has emerged arsenic 1 of the standout players for some Barça and Spain.

The teenager, who has already made 106 appearances for Barça and scored 25 goals, volition present instrumentality connected 1 of the astir important garment numbers successful the club's history.

In summation to Messi, it has besides antecedently worn by Barça greats including Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Romário and Diego Maradona.

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Yamal had hinted astatine the alteration successful caller weeks arsenic helium posted photographs of Argentina fable Maradona, Ronaldinho and Messi connected societal media, the erstwhile 2 portion they were wearing the Barça No.10 shirt.

It volition beryllium the 4th antithetic fig Yamal has worn with Barça -- helium wore No. 41 erstwhile helium made his debut successful 2022-23, No. 27 the pursuing play and past No. 19 past twelvemonth -- which is the aforesaid fig Messi wore earlier taking the No. 10.

Yamal has won 2 LaLiga titles, 1 Copa del Rey and a Spanish Supercopa with Barça, portion helium helped Spain triumph the European Championships past summer.