Update: Adidas officially announces long-term partnership with Barcelona's young star - Lamine Yamal
In the short video introducing Lamine Yamal, he wore the X Crazyfast Messi 'Spark Gen10s' boots, showing that Adidas wants to develop Yamal's image in the same way as Messi.
Update: Barcelona wonderkid has vowed to follow in the footsteps of his "idol" Lionel Messi by becoming a Golden Boy winner of the future. Now, he laced up in Messi's new Spark Gen10s X Crazyfast signature boots and is set to become an official Adidas athlete very soon.
Yamal is expected that to debut the Messi signature football boots in the match against Napoli in the Champions League tonight.
According to reports, Adidas has finalized the deal with Lamine Yamal. The documents have been signed, agreed upon, and sealed. The official announcement will be made soon.
Adidas have beaten Nike to sign Barcelona's young star - Lamine Yamal - and will make him Adidas's top star for years to come, according to Relevo and @memorabilia1899.
Lamine Yamal x Adidas
During Barcelona's recent training session, Yamal ditched his Nike MDS 007s for Adidas X Crazyfast whiteout boots, proving the rumors of his Adidas switch to be true.
With Yamal's contract with Nike about to expire, giants Adidas, Puma, and New Balance are also looking to sign the young Spanish star to a new deal, while Nike is also keen to extend Yamal's contract. But in the end, Adidas beat them all to Yamal with a 'mega contract'.
Nike, Adidas, Puma and New Balance Fighting over Lamine Yamal
According to Relevo, the official sponsorship deal between Adidas and Lamine Yamal will be officially announced in the coming days and will last for several years. Yamal will become one of Adidas' top ambassadors like Bellingham.
This is similar to how Adidas beat Nike to have the young star Messi in 2006. And then, as they say, history is made.
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