Lamine Yamal swapped the No27 for the No19 he had worn for 3 seasons at Barcelona and his idol Lionel Messi

The shirt with No19 on the back, which Lionel Messi had worn for 3 years, will be worn by Lamine Yamal in the new season in Barcelona.

The 17-year-old European champion with the Spanish national team has never hidden his love for Lionel Messi, who he said he has never spoken to, although when he was only 5 months old the Argentine had bathed him for a Barcelona photo shoot.

Lamin Yamal left the No. 27 he wore last year in Barcelona and wears the No. 19. He wears this number in the Spanish National Team and Lionel Messi also had it from 2005 to 2008 when Ronaldinho had No10.

Messi took the No10 in 2008 and wore it until 2021, when he left Barcelona. Before No19 he wore No30, No8, No9 and No11. However, in the 2023-24 season, for the first time in 28 years, Barcelona did not have a jersey with No. 10.

The last person to wear it is Ansu Fati. Litmanen, Giovanni, Rivaldo, Riquelme and of course Messi and Ronaldinho wore this jersey in the past. Lamine Yamal if he continues to play at such a high level may be the next to wear it.