Most Barcelona fans believe it's too early to give Lamine Yamal the iconic no. 10 shirt, even though he has the potential to carry it in the future.
💭 Femi Akinsola: "Yamal is certainly good enough to take the no. 10 shirt. But I'd wait another season or two before piling such a load of pressure on him."
💭 Akinloye Taiwo: "This is a very serious issue. If the boy wears it, it will be a burden upon him. Messi didn't take that shirt number at age 20 – he took it 21 when Ronaldinho left."
💭 Rogerw Wallace: "Haven't we learned anything? Ansu is a mere shadow of himself at the moment. That pressure of wearing the number 10 jersey is partly responsible for it."
💭 Viktormark Noli: "That number STILL belongs to Leo Messi. Barca were wrong to give it to Ansu Fati. Someone should earn the right to wear it first."
💭 Amazen: "This jersey should stay aside up until we have a player that can consistently score and assist 20+ goals per season."
The no. 10 belongs to Ansu Fati who is on loan at Brighton until the end of the season. However, Barcelona reportedly plan to offload the 21-year-old this summer which would make the iconic jersey available.
Lamine Yamal currently wears no. 27 which is not a first-team number. He is likely to get promoted next season.