For Lamine Yamal, the life of a professional player does not mean 'football 24 hours a day.' This was the message conveyed during an interview with ESPN, where he appeared just like many young people his age. 'I do what any 18-year-old does. I hang out with friends, take care of my brother, play video games, go for walks… things like that,' said the Barcelona winger, emphasizing that this is essential for living peacefully. 'I try to be with my friends and live my life. I try not to focus exclusively on football, not to be constantly concentrated on the game or watching videos of the full-back I will face, none of that. When I'm on the field, I give my all, but when I leave the field, I want to disconnect from football as much as possible,' he stressed. When asked what he would do if he were invisible for a day, he replied: 'First, I would have breakfast at a café. In the afternoon, I would play a football game in a park, for example, at the Rocafonda sports center. And then I would go for a bike ride or a scooter ride with my friends. Normal things.' His childhood is not far behind and was not marked by Play Station or Nintendo. 'We didn't have money for that. So, my friends and I played in the schoolyard with Pokémon cards, which cost one euro,' he recalled. Currently, he admits that cooking is not one of his skills: 'I tried to cook, but I quickly gave up because it's not for me. I was very bad, very bad. At most, I can make some nuggets with fries.'
For Lamine Yamal Barcelona remains central to this story.
For Lamine Yamal Barcelona remains central to this story.
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