Robert Lewandowski: I love Barca starlet Lamine Yamal

"He should still have a childhood. How many players who started playing in the first team at the top clubs at the age of 16 have played beyond the age of 30? You won't find any. Maybe one or two," expressed Robert Lewandowski, the Barcelona forward, in an interview in Poland, speaking about Lamine Yamal, the young sensation at Barcelona.

"It's harder for these young players due to social media. It was easier before; we didn't read everything," emphasized the Polish forward.

"I don't mean to say he shouldn't play. I don't want those words to be taken that way. I love Lamine Yamal. I've seen many young players training, and I thought they were good, but he's different," added the Polish player.

Furthermore, Lewandowski insisted that Lamine "is a football fanatic."

"It's a challenge for him, for his environment, for the club, not to disrupt that balance," said the Barcelona goal scorer, who hasn't hesitated in his recent interviews to call for more offensive players in the lineup under Xavi's management.