Lamine Yamal is set to miss Barcelona’s preseason tour of the United States after helping Spain win the European Championship this summer.
Yamal, 17, set up the first goal in the final as Spain beat England 2-1 in Berlin and was named as the Young Player of the Tournament in Germany.
The forward, who made his debut aged 15, is now entitled to 21 days off, per an agreement brokered by the Spanish Footballers’ Association [AFE], with Barça’s first fixture in the U.S against Manchester City on July 30 in Orlando.
The Catalan side are then due to play Real Madrid on Aug. 3 in New Jersey before wrapping up their tour with a game against AC Milan on August 6 in Baltimore.
Yamal has been rewarded for his fine performances since establishing himself at Barça with the No. 19 shirt that belonged to Lionel Messi between 2005 and 2008.
He played last season with youth team registration, but made 50 appearances for the first team, the second most of anyone in the squad and will be officially promoted to the first team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
