Paris Saint-Germain are not considered likely to make an approach for Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal any time soon, despite longstanding transfer links with the teenage winger.
Yamal has established himself as one of the best players in the world over the past two years, having debuted for Barcelona in April 2023 at the age of just 15. The 2025 Ballon d’Or runner-up is good enough to play for any team, with PSG consistently alleged to be interested.
However, there doesn’t appear to be any substance to fresh speculation that the reigning European champions are keen to bring Yamal to the French capital.
Since making Neymar and Kylian Mbappé the two most expensive players in history in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and landing Lionel Messi on a free transfer in 2021, PSG have taken a different approach to their squad building strategy. All three megastars have moved on from Parc des Princes and a fresh team with an emphasis on the collective effort, rather than individual brilliance, has thrived.
For that reason, it appears that sporting directing Luis Campos and manager Luis Enrique both have little desire to recruit Yamal at this time. That information has been relayed by journalist Fabrice Hawkins, considered a reliable source within French football.
“[Signing Yamal] would go against some of the plans they are putting in place,” he said during an appearance on YouTube channel .
“If tomorrow they had to go after Yamal, it would cost over €200 million [$230.3 million]. At that price, and considering PSG’s current squad, are they going to pursue Yamal? I don’t believe so at all.”
