Former Spain boss says Lamine Yamal 'won't last long' unless he makes changes in his personal life

Former Spain boss says Lamine Yamal ‘will not final lengthy’ except he makes modifications in his private life

November 14, 2025


Former Spain boss Javier Clemente has predicted Lamine Yamal “received’t final lengthy” except he can rid himself of the controversies that proceed to observe the Barcelona star.

Yamal is at the moment again in Catalonia having been withdrawn from the Spain squad for the World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Georgia and Turkey after being on the centre of a communications breakdown between Barca and the Spanish Soccer Federation.

It’s one other undesirable headline for the winger, who has to cope with scrutiny over his personal life that reached fever pitch over the summer season when Yamal employed dwarves as leisure at his 18th birthday bash.

Clemente, who took cost of the nationwide group between 1992 and 1998 as a part of a nomadic managerial profession, instructed the ‘Què T’hello Jugues’ programme on Cadena SER: “As a participant he is superb, however the issue is that if in his private life he doesn’t behave appropriately as an athlete, he is not going to final lengthy. That’s clear.”

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona in Champions League action

Opponents have began to work Yamal out

Clemente additionally recommended opponents are beginning to work out how Yamal performs, a considerably doubtful declare given he has eight aim involvements in eight La Liga video games this season.

“He does sensible issues, however the opponents already know the way he performs, they know the way to cease him,” added the 75-year-old. “They know that he is likely one of the gamers who shouldn’t be allowed to play as a result of he has such high quality that he can do many issues. He’ll encounter particular marking and surveillance.”

The state of affairs concerning Yamal’s withdrawal from the Spain camp has overshadowed the construct as much as the primary of two huge video games for Luis de la Fuente’s males.

The European champions will be certain of their place in the US, Canada and Mexico subsequent summer season in the event that they beat Georgia tomorrow and Turkey fail to defeat Bulgaria.

If that state of affairs doesn’t play out, then Spain may also advance by beating Turkey in Seville on Tuesday.

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