Lamine left alone to speed up Golden Boy

Lamine Yamal is in position to consolidate his position as the top favorite to claim the award in this 2024 edition to the golden boy, a trophy awarded by the Italian Tuttosport and which since 2003 has recognized the best young talent of the moment under 21 years of age. Breaking all precocity records, the FC Barcelona wingerwho is now still 16 years old although in a few days he will be 17 years old, He is the leading assistant of the Euro Cupa tournament he played as a starter along with the Spanish team, qualified for the semifinals who face France next Tuesday (9 pm).

So far, Lamine has been garnering a trail of rave reviews from all international observers. Although He still has no score in the Euro Cup, which would make him the youngest scorer in the tournament’s history If he achieves this, his final decisive contribution will be providing the pass for the first goal to Dani Olmo in the quarterfinal match against Germany, therefore key to qualifying ‘the red’ for the semifinals.

Lamine Yamal has scored three goals for his teammates so far of selection: Dani Carvajal, in 3-0 against Croatia, Fabián Ruiz, in 4-1 against Georgia in the round of 16, and Dani Olmo, in 1-2 against Germany in the quarterfinals. To gauge the scale of its influence, it is enough to note this the three youngest players to achieve three assists in different editions of the Euro Cup They are, they are all at least 20 years old, Michael Laudrup for Denmark (Euro 1984), Arjen Robben for Holland (Euro 2004) and Cesc Fabregas for Spain (Euro 2008).

Another of the young footballers who dazzled in this Euro Cup, the Turkish Arda Güler, your participation has ended with his team, was dismissed against Holland by Ronald Koeman. The Real Madrid playmaker, 2 years and 5 months older than Lamine Yamalbid farewell to the tournament with a new assist in Turkey-Netherlands, his second of the tournament to join an excellent goal in his first match in the competition.

Another young talent from Real Madrid, Endrick is Brazilianis starter in the quarterfinal match of the Copa América against Uruguay.

The elimination by sanctions of ‘verdeamarela’ in the tournament leaves this forward who will be 18 in the 21st without the option to show off in the great national team showcase, where Brazil has also been criticized for its poor image.

Last Wednesday, July 3, the first vote was opened to name who will be the Golden Boy 2024. Lamine Yamal is the leading candidate who won the award to replace Real Madrid’s Englishman Jude Bellingham. Joao Neves, Zaire-Emery and Alejandro Garnacho are also candidates.