Barcelona president Joan Laporta has named Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world right now as he acknowledged the 18-year-old has flashed signs of an early Lionel Messi.

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has drawn comparisons between Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi in an interview with CNN (h/t SPORT). The Blaugrana chief highlighted the similarities in how both

The 18-year-old has also inherited the famous number 10 shirt at the club, drawing more comparisons to Barcelona icon Lionel Messi