He's more advanced - Steven Gerrard rates Yamal ahead of Messi, Ronaldo

Liverpool fable Steven Gerrard has rated Barcelona's Lamine Yamal up of Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Gerrard insisted that Yamal is much precocious than Messi and Ronaldo were astatine the aforesaid property arsenic the Spain international.

Yamal has been a revelation since helium broke into Barcelona's archetypal squad successful 2023.

The 19-year-old has travel adjacent to winning a Ballon d'Or successful the past 2 years, losing retired to Ousmane Dembele and Harry Kane.

"In presumption of endowment and potential, Yamal is doing things connected a shot transportation that I person ne'er seen a 19-year-old do," Gerrard said connected The Overlap Daily.

"He is much precocious than Ronaldo was astatine 19. I played against Messi arsenic a youngster, and helium is astir apt much precocious than helium was too."

At 17, Messi made his Barcelona debut successful 2004, portion by 19, Ronaldo was already a regular for Manchester United.

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