Lamine Yamal: Barcelona’s €140m talent gains over 9 million followers following Euros triumph
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Lamine Yamal: Barcelona’s €140m talent gains over 9 million followers following Euros triumph | Credits: Imago, Instagram/LamineYamal

Lamine Yamal: Barcelona’s €140m talent gains over 9 million followers following Euros triumph

David Ben 15:44 - 17.07.2024

Yamal’s social media stocks have continued to rise following Spain’s dominant Euro 2024 campaign.

Lamine Yamal has not stopped making the headlines after stealing the spotlight at the just-concluded Euro 2024.

The 17-year-old attacking sensation currently worth over €140 million as per CIES Observatory , shone brightly for Spain as they defeated England in the Berlin finals to crown themselves as European champions over the weekend.

Lamine has been in the headlines over his relationship with a young lady named Alex Padilla, both of whom have recorded exponential growth in their social media accounts.

Lamine Yamal and Alex Padilla’s social media numbers explode following Euros conquest

Lamine Yamal girlfriend Alex Padilla
Lamine Yamal and his girlfriend Alex Padilla | IMAGO

Pulse Sports first reported about Lamine Yamal’s relationship with Alex Padilla.

The 2006-born student based in Barcelona has seen her TikTok account grow by over 700,000 followers and counting since the pair were first linked together weeks ago.

Yamal on the other hand has also seen his Instagram following increase significantly between the start of the tournament in Germany on June 14 and the final, a month later.

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Lamine Yamal celebrates after helping Spain win the Euro 2024 title | IMAGO

Lamine Yamal’s Instagram following has grown by over 8 million and counting since the start of the tournament, Pulse Sports reports.

Before the start of the tournament, Yamal had 7.3 million followers on Meta’s platform.

However, three days after helping Spain win the finals at the Olympiastadion, Lamine’s following has grown to 16.1 million followers, surpassing even his Barcelona teammate Pedri (13.8 million), on the platform.

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Lamine Yamal’s Instagram followers

For his sensational performances at the German showpiece, Lamine Yamal was awarded the best young player of the tournament.

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Spain's teenage superstar Lamine Yamal after winning the Euro 2024 final | IMAGO

On Wednesday, Barcelona also confirmed Lamine Yamal will have a new jersey number, with the teenage sensation choosing to wear the no.19 jersey as from the 2024/25 season.

Lamine has now followed in the footsteps of his idol Lionel Messi, who also wore the same number for Barcelona in his early years at the Catalan club.