Marc-Andre ter Stegen warns Lamine Yamal to keep improving

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has warned youngster Lamine Yamal not to get carry away by the plaudits and urged the 17-year-old forward to keep working hard to improve. He told ESPN on Friday.

Yamal broke through at Barcelona last season and the 17-year-old forward has since become a household name in football. After playing a key role in Spain’s triumph at Euro 2024 in Germany. But Ter Stegen has warned the youngster not to get carry away by the plaudits and to keep working to improve. 

‘We have to give credit to (former coach) Xavi, who gave him the chance, ทางเข้า ufabet there was something special about him,’ Ter Stegen said of the 17-year-old forward. 

‘I hope he keeps his feet on the ground, ignores the compliments and thinks about the present moment, that he will continue to work for the team. He still has room for improvement, he is still very young, he is only starting, he is still growing physically too. Lamine knows that he can rely on me for everything he needs. ‘

Yamal broke through at Barcelona last season and the 17-year-old forward has since become a household name in football after playing a key role in Spain’s triumph at Euro 2024 in Germany, but Ter Stegen has warned the youngster not to get carried away by the plaudits and to keep working to improve. 

‘We have to give credit to (former coach) Xavi, who gave him the chance, there was something special about him,’ Ter Stegen said of the 17-year-old forward.