Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal has finally had the opportunity to get to know his “idol” Neymar as he holidays in Brazil during the off-season.
In videos shared on social media, Yamal and Neymar can be seen playing footvolley, driving around in a golf buggy and relaxing by a swimming pool.
Neymar shared one clip of the duo on Friday, with Yamal commenting “My brother.
Yamal, 17, has spent time in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro this week, where he has also hung out with surfing world champion Gabriel Medina.
After an exhausting season for club and country, which ended with Spain’s defeat to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League final on June 8, Yamal now has the summer off due to Barça’s failure to qualify for the Club World Cup.
Former Barça forward Neymar, who is back in Brazil playing for boyhood club Santos at the age of 33, also has some down time due to the Brasileiro pausing for the Club World Cup.
Yamal was six years old when Neymar joined Barça from Santos and, while he rates Lionel Messi as the best ever, he has always said that the Brazilian was the player he most enjoyed watching due to his style on the pitch.
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