Lamine Yamal makes his move and wants his partner to be an undisputed starter in midfield

Pedri's injury has caused a small earthquake in the midfield of FC Barcelona. Without their usual beacon, the team has been forced to readjust pieces and try new combinations in a key area of the game. The context is demanding and every decision carries more weight than usual.

In that scenario, Hansi Flick has tried several options, combining youth, experience, and an attacking profile. The competition is real and the debate is on, both inside and outside the locker room.

Lamine, more than a spectator

Although he is still very young, Lamine Yamal no longer acts as a simple companion. His influence on the game is evident and his voice is starting to be heard more strongly. The winger understands soccer through intuition and combination play, and he knows perfectly well what type of teammate best enhances his talent.

In the last few matches it has been clear: when the ball goes through certain feet, Lamine flows. When it doesn't, he gets stuck. That reading of the game is neither random nor whimsical, but the result of a connection that goes beyond tactics and enters the almost instinctive.

A partnership that makes the difference

The connection between Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo is special. It was clearly seen with the national team and it is also starting to take shape at Barça. Both of them understand each other without looking, they share rhythms, they interpret spaces in a similar way, and they play at a mental speed above average.

When Olmo appears nearby, Lamine finds passing lanes, support, and advantages. It is a partnership that gains special value in decisive moments, when defenses close in, spaces disappear, and only creativity breaks games open. That is the attacking axis that the young winger wants to keep.

A message that the club has already received

Inside the club, everyone assumes that Lamine has conveyed his preference, even if he has done so naturally and without major statements. He feels more comfortable with a footballer who combines, who is creative, and who is capable of drawing defenders to free up spaces. He doesn't find that chemistry in the same way with Fermín López, a more vertical, box-arriving profile.

Flick knows it and values it, the final decision will always be the coach's, but the message is there. Lamine not only wants to shine, he wants to do so accompanied. In a Barça in full reconstruction, listening to the player who makes the difference may be more important than it seems.