Lamine Yamal Compared to Messi and Ronaldo at 19

We're looking at someone who is potentially gonna get to the two that I competed against, Ronaldo and Messi.

He's the one I would say that I've seen live who potentially has got that level, if he continues obviously to evolve.

You would say Mbappe and Haaland are around there in terms of being in the prime years.

But if you're looking at a youngster, we have a lot of superstars around the world, but I just think he seems to be the one that's a little bit above that level.

I think the biggest challenge for him and the people around him, and his coaches, and the people that look after him at Barcelona is how do they keep him hungry?

You know, how do they keep him wanting to keep achieving things with his team and also individual awards?

Because in terms of the talent and the potential, it's scary.

He's doing things on a football pitch that I've never seen a 19-year-old do.

I think he's more advanced than Ronaldo at 19.

He's more probably advanced. I played against Messi as a youngster.

I played against Ronaldo as youngsters. They played a lot wider where he plays.

I think he's more advanced than them at that age.

Can he go and produce them numbers and the consistency? We'll have to see.

You know, is he gonna become a nine further on in his career to get the volume of goals like Messi and Ronaldo have become? We'll have to wait and see.

But in terms of the three of them at 19, I think he's more advanced than them