FC Barcelona on Wednesday confirmed that 18-year-old forward Lamine Yamal will wear the club’s iconic No. 10 shirt and has signed a new contract running until June 2031, underscoring the Catalan side’s plan to build around the prodigious Spain international. Yamal steps up from the No. 19 jersey, inheriting a number previously worn by Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and, most recently, Ansu Fati, who vacated it after moving on loan to Monaco earlier this month. The club staged a presentation at the Spotify Camp Nou store, where Yamal arrived with his family and posed alongside president Joan Laporta before shirts bearing his name went on sale. “Messi has made his path; I will make mine,” he told reporters, promising to “give everything” to honour the shirt’s legacy. Since debuting aged 15 in 2023, the La Masia graduate has topped 100 senior appearances, scored more than 25 goals and contributed a similar tally of assists, helping Barcelona win consecutive La Liga titles and playing a key role in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph. The long-term deal and the No. 10 jersey cement his status as the central figure in Barcelona’s next era.