Arsenal forward, Bukayo Saka, waxed lyrical about Barcelona star, Lamine Yamal, for his ‘unreal’ performances in the ongoing season.
The 17-year-old Spanish international has dominated the media headlines for the positive reason due to his unreal performances.
Yamal, who has Moroccan and Equatorial Guinea heritage, helped Barcelona to come from behind to secure a 3-3 draw against Inter Milan in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final tie midweek.
“He’s top. Doing what he’s doing at his age, what can you say, it’s unreal,” Saka told Sky Sports.
“It’s not normal. No one does it. I don’t think I’ve seen that level of 17-year-olds. Credit to him.”
Yamal’s 24th-minute striker at the Montjuic was reminiscent of his Euro 2024 semi-final goal against France, pulling his Spain level after Les Bleus had opened the scoring, on the way to winning the trophy against Saka’s England.
Asked if he compared himself to Yamal or other wingers like Salah or Dembele, Saka said: “I don’t like to put myself in these types of conversations. I just play my own games and leave it to people to have their own opinions.”
Saka, who has a Nigerian background, concluded by briefly talking about his Ballon d’Or ambitions, reassuring that while it remains a dream, his focus was fully on reaching successes with Arsenal.
“Of course, it’s a dream. I think it’s a lot of players’ dreams. But like I said, the only thing you can focus on right now is winning here (at Arsenal). Everything else will come after,” he said.
