Capello sees Lamine Yamal as the bright future of Yildiz's Juventus
Lamine Yamal, the young prodigy of Barça, has caught the attention of veteran Italian coach Fabio Capello. Capello, who managed Milan and Real Madrid, pointed to the forward as an example to place his hopes for brilliant football in Kenan Yildiz’s Juventus, according to journalist Pere Punti Muñoz, two decades later.
The Italian recalls that, after experiencing a similar admiration at the 2005 Gamper Trophy, when he was coaching Juventus, he tried to sign the very young Leo Messi for Turin. Describing Yamal, Capello said: «He is Italy’s Yamal».
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During the presentation of the Bulgarelli Award, which he gave to Kenan Yildiz as the best midfielder of the previous season, Capello referred to the injured number ten of Juventus and the current number ten of Barça as an antidote against football flatness. At 80 years old, he concluded that «we have taken the imagination away from the players, but he still has it; let’s give the imagination back to the youngsters, Kenan will entertain, he is Italy’s Yamal».
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