Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has no doubt about the potential of Barcelona teen Lamine Yamal.
The 16 year-old is in De la Fuente’s squad for the Euros this summer.
He said: “There are special players like him who at 16 have something different and you know they’re ready for things that others aren’t until they’re 23 or 24. If he ends up playing in the European Championship, it will be because he is prepared and because he has that special talent of a chosen one.
“He will need support because he will go through difficult times, because those who now praise him will be the first to criticise him, and the professionals know that he will have mountain peaks, when he is in the process of training.
“You have to be prudent, be cautious, but at the same time, be demanding because there are not many with that potential. We have to demand from them according to their point of maturity.”
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