Barcelona fans are waiting for the official announcement of Lamine Yamal becoming the team’s new No. 10, with the ceremony set to take place in a few hours.The youngster, who turned 18 last week,

Lamine Yamal will attempt to put recent off-field controversies behind him this afternoon when Barcelona hold a second event to mark the teenager signing a new contract. Yamal penned the deal in May that ties him to the Spanish champions until 2031 but did so without either his grandmother Fatima or brother Keyne in attendance.

Lamine Yamal hired several artists with dwarfism to perform at his birthday party (Picture: Backgrid) An entertainer with dwarfism who performed at Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday party has jumped to the footballer’s defence and called for critics to ‘let us work in peace’.