Lamine Yamal’s father compares Barcelona star to one of football’s greatest-ever players

The father of Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal has on Monday unveiled a fresh comparison between his son, and one of the game’s greatest-ever players.

This, of course, comes fresh off Lamine’s latest moment of magic this past weekend.

En route to Barcelona’s 5-1 drubbing of Villarreal in La Liga, the 17-year-old, as expected, was afforded a starting berth on the right wing.

And, alongside winning a penalty for his side, Lamine conjured up the most sumptuous of assists for attacking partner-in-crime Raphinha late on.

The moment of ingenuity has since culminated in the Spanish international being lavished in fresh praise, with as much, on Monday, having been added to by none other than his father.

Taking to his official Instagram account this afternoon, Mounir Nasraoui unveiled a photo of the Barcelona academy graduate, alongside the head-turning caption:

‘”Great son, you remind me of the great Diego Armando Maradona.”

Conor Laird – GSFN