Tensions are reaching a tipping point within the Barcelona hierarchy as concerns mount over the disciplinary issues and personal conduct of teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, a state of affairs exacerbated by recent friction involving manager Hansi Flick
.The discord, now a front-page scoop across the Catalan media, reportedly came to a head following the Champions League encounter with Paris Saint-Germain. The young winger, whose burgeoning form has captivated the turf this season, arrived late for a crucial pre-match session.
Flick, a scribe of the strictest managerial school, planned to drop the player, only for the decision to be seemingly overturned. Yamal’s eventual inclusion in the starting XI sparked “confusion and frustration within the team.”
Sporting Director Deco was forced to intervene in a bid to restore harmony, a move Flick viewed as a direct challenge to his mandate. The German coach, determined to maintain a stringent standard befitting any top-flight dressing room, reportedly felt his authority was “undermined,” insisting that all players must abide by the same rigorous standard without exception.
This dressing-room drama has been overlaid by deeper, systemic worries concerning the 17-year-old’s personal trajectory. Club insiders have voiced a growing unease regarding the player’s lifestyle away from the pitch.
One source was quoted as stating: “There is some concern about Lamine’s day-to-day life. “It’s not alarming, but we don’t like some of the things that have been happening with the player in recent months. We don’t like the way he’s been living and the life he’s been leading.”
The inconsistency has not been lost on the squad. Several senior colleagues have faced punishment for similar infractions, yet Yamal was spared, creating a difficult precedent for the new manager’s reign. The episode is now viewed as a critical Test Match for Flick’s command over the Camp Nou changing room.