Lamine Yamal Arsenal request, Bukayo Saka message, Barcelona truth

The final is upon us, where the two teams battle it out to be crowned the best in Europe. This year sees Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan in Munich Germany.

PSG overcame in the semi-final of the competition, while Inter overcame Spanish giants Barcelona in their semi-final. That result means that Lamine Yamal won’t be a part of the final this year.

The 17-year-old has lit up the tournament for Barcelona. His performances catching the eye despite his tender years.

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He has put any uncertainty over his future to bed, but there has been a few things said with links to Arsenal. Here’s a quick rundown.

Arsenal request

Following his goalscoring heroics in the first leg of the smei-final between Barcelona and Inter Milan, the teenager had a .

Speaking to Yamal after the match on CBS Sports, Henry said: "I'm going to watch the [El] Clasico [Barcelona vs Real Madrid], would it be possible for you to give me your shirt, for my son?"

Yamal replied: “I'll have to do a swap, you have mine and I'll have yours."

"The Barça one, I suppose?," Henry questioned.

"Barcelona, the Arsenal shirt, whichever one you want," the teenager responded.

Despite his goal in the first leg, Yamal couldn’t help his side overcome Inter in the second leg of the semi-final. The Italian club eventually coming out as aggregate 7-6 winners.

Bukayo Saka response

During an interview with Sky Sports, Arsenal star spoke of his admiration for Yamal. "He's top," he said.

"Honestly, doing what he is doing at his age, what can you say, he's unreal. It's not normal. No one does it. I don't think I've seen that level for a 17-year-old, so credit to him."

It seems the feeling is mutual, when asked to name his favourite non Barcelona player, : "Right now, I think [Ousmane] Dembele or Bukayo Saka are doing really well."

Barcelona truth

It was announced earlier this week that the teenager had put pen-to-paper on a new contract at the Nou Camp. The new deal will keep him with the club until 2031.

In the official statement, Barca said: "Yamal's renewal is a demonstration of the solidity of Barca's project. His emergence on to the world football scene is like few others," the club said.

"The lad from Mataro near Barcelona has exploded on to the stage that is world football with performances that are already part of Barcelona history."

He is the youngest player to reach 100 appearances for Barcelona, having scored 25 goals in 115 games for the club. He has also earned 19 caps for Spain.