{"id":307116,"date":"2025-10-16T04:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/307116\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:15:14","slug":"barcelona-superstar-meets-with-his-agent-ahead-of-return-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/307116\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona superstar meets with his agent ahead of return from injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has been said about Lamine Yamal lately, as the young Barcelona forward looks to recover from injuries that have stalled his progress this season.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal has already <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/major-boost-for-barcelona-as-key-duo-resume-normal-training-ahead-of-girona-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resumed training<\/a> ahead of the Girona clash this weekend, which is a good sign for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>However, more than his fitness, there have been talks of Yamal\u2019s future, with Paris Saint-Germain <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/famous-journalist-claims-psg-are-desperate-to-sign-barcelona-star-we-must-have-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly \u2018desperate\u2019 to get hold of his services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal and Jorge Mendes hold a three-hour meeting<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of this PSG interest, Yamal has recently held a meeting with his agent Jorge Mendes in Barcelona, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/cumbre-lamine-yamal-jorge-mendes-122653627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPORT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting took place earlier today and lasted around three hours. It was held at a hotel in the city. Mendes was joined by members of his team, while Yamal was later seen leaving the venue with his partner, Argentine singer Nicki Nicole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fc-barcelona-v-paris-saint-germain-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-league-phase-md2-23-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lamine Yamal, Barcelona player\" class=\"wp-image-180764\"  \/>Lamine Yamal is hopeful of returning to action soon. (Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>As per the report, the gathering served as a catch-up session between the player and his agent, aimed at reviewing ongoing matters and aligning future plans. <\/p>\n<p>Mendes, who arrived in Barcelona on an express trip to meet several of his clients, is expected to return to Portugal later this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese agent represents several Barcelona players, including Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, and Guille Fernandez, and often prefers in-person discussions to assess their situations.<\/p>\n<p>Mendes has long been a key figure in Yamal\u2019s career and was the first to confirm earlier this year that the youngster\u2019s contract renewal with Barcelona was on track. <\/p>\n<p>He has also consistently defended Yamal\u2019s talent, most recently praising him after the 18-year-old finished second in the Ballon d\u2019Or voting behind Ousmane Dembele.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lot has been said about Lamine Yamal lately, as the young Barcelona forward looks to recover from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":307117,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,5727,140130,7115,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-307116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-jorge-mendes","12":"tag-lamine-yamal","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}