Zamorano blasts: Yamal has NOT the soul nor essence of Real Madrid

Zamorano blasts: Yamal has NOT the soul nor essence of Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid star Ivan Zamorano has taken aim at Barcelona superkid Lamine Yamal.

Zamorano says if given the chance, he would not like to see Yamal signed by Real Madrid.

He said on El Chiriguinto: "I wouldn't sign him. He is a star, but he is not the essence of what a Real Madrid player is. I0would sign Pedri, he is a phenomenon and he does it without speaking. He is humble, he speaks justly and that is the essence.

"Lamine Yamal has neither the soul nor the essence of Madrid. To Bar7a, good; not here. It's another story, another completely different club. Real Madrid is a team of class and culture.

"Players must represent that. I never heard (Lionel) Messi say that we stole, and he was the best in the world. A 16/17 year old boy let these lights be given to him for what he speaks... I think what needs to be done is to demonstrate it on the field and the other thing later."

On the taunts of Real captain Dani Carvajal towards Yamal after last week's El Clasico win, Zamorano also said: "I understood it perfectly. We have all been wrong, but it is the moment in which Bar7a lives up to its phrase (More than a club). They have to try to get it back on track.

"If he continues like this he will be a great player, but not one of those who will leave a legacy."