Jules Kounde tells Lamine Yamal what he must do to transfer electrifying Euro 2024 form for Spain to Barcelona

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde is confident that team-mate Lamine Yamal can carry his scintillating form for Spain into the 2024-25 domestic season.

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• Yamal starred for Spain at Euro 2024
• Winger named best young player in Germany
• Kounde believes Yamal can get better

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Yamal stole the show at Euro 2024, helping Spain triumph with four assists – including one in the final – en route to being named Young Player of the Tournament. His Barcelona team-mate Kounde was helpless to prevent the 17-year-old scoring in Spain's 2-1 win over France in the semi-final, and the defender believes Yamal can get even better.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Yamal enjoyed a breakthrough 2023-24 campaign with Barcelona, making his first start in August and going on to become the youngest player to make 50 appearances for the club in May – two months shy of his 17th birthday. His talent was obvious even before the Euros, but Kounde believes he has the perfect attitude to keep improving.

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  WHAT KOUNDE SAID

  "I expect to see the same from him that we saw last season and at the Euros," Kounde said, per . "He has grown a lot, and he is a player who makes a difference. He listens and learns and if he keeps doing that, he can only get better."

• WHAT NEXT FOR BARCELONA?

  An even better Yamal is a scary proposition for defenders in La Liga. The Blaugrana, entering a new era under boss Hansi Flick, begin the new season on August 17 with a trip to Valencia.