Recently, Lamine Yamal was interviewed on a program. When talking about Lionel Messi, Yamal stated that he wants to follow his own path rather than imitate Messi.
Host: Have you had an interview experience like this before? Up to this point in the interview, you haven’t been asked about Messi?
Yamal: To be honest, I’m surprised because there have been many opportunities to mention him in interviews, but you didn’t. I knew this question would be asked sooner or later, but it came a bit late this time.
Host: Can we hear your standard answer, or see if you can share something more?
Yamal: No, you can, you can ask.
Host: Have you heard the phrase “Game respects game”?
Yamal: I think I have great respect for him – for what he’s achieved in the past and what he means to football. If we ever meet on the football pitch one day, we will respect each other. In my opinion, Messi is the greatest player of all time, but we both know I don’t want to be Messi, and Messi knows that too. I just want to follow my own path, that’s all.
