Article by Daniel Grigore – published Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 13:11 / Updated Wednesday, May 28, 2025 13:15
At 17, Lamine Yamal became among the best paid players from Barcelona. If he will check the bonuses related to the new contract, then he will climb first in the top of the receipts!
He has not turned 18 – he will do it on July 13 -, and is one of the great stars of current football. Lamine Yamal had an exceptional season in Barcelona, ending with 18 goals, 25 decisive passes and 3 trophies: the championship, the King Cup and the Spanish Super Cup.
In season 2024/2025, Lamine Yamal had a gross salary of 3 million euros. About half of this amount was withheld by the Spanish state in the form of taxes.
At 17, Lamine Yamal can become the best paid player from Barcelona!
The new contract signed on Tuesday by the parties is 10 times higher! According to The Athletic, Yamal will have a basic salary of 30 million euros. With all the performance bonuses and the first at the signature stipulated in the contract, gross salary can reach 40 million.
That would turn Yamal into the best-paid footballer of the Spanish champion, over Robert Lewandowski, for whom Barcelona will pay a gross amount of 36 million euros in season 2025/2026.
According to the quoted source, The representatives of the footballer asked the negotiations with Barcelona as Yamal “to become the best -paid player of the club”. Their argument was that Barcelona has no player to produce a greater impact than lamina has succeeded in the recently completed season, a position that the club could not challenge.
The President of Barcelona: “Lamine is a special case, it requires preferential treatment”
On May 19, Joan Laporta, the President of Barcelona, warned that “at present, the boat only allows a certain agreement”, requesting “understanding from their camp”.
“Salaries must reflect the importance of players for the team, no matter what age they are. [Lamine] It is a special case and requires preferential treatment“, Adds the main blagrad.
