Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has been named as the most valuable player on the planet in the 2026 CIES' Football Observatory top 100 list.

Yamal missed Barcelona’s training session on the day before the Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Athletic Club.

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is expected to bring Lamine Yamal back into his starting side for Sunday's Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid. Yamal was not in the starting XI against Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the competition on Wednesday night, having struggled with a physical issue in the build-up to the match.

Lamine Yamal, the star of FC Barcelona, tops the list of the world’s most valuable players according to the CIES Football Observatory. With a valuation of 343 million euros, the 18-year-old Spaniard surpasses established forwards like Erling Haaland (255 million) and Kylian Mbappé (201 million), highlighting his potential and current performance.

Hansi Flick, FC Barcelona’s head coach, has ultimately decided to leave Lamine Yamal on the bench for the clash against Athletic Club in the first semifinal of the