Aitana Bonmatí explains why Lamine Yamal refused to touch her Ballon d’Or trophy | OneFootball

Barcelona Femení star Aitana Bonmatí has provided an insight into an amusing exchange between she and Lamine Yamal, stemming from the aftermath of Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Aitana, for her part, was named women’s football’s standout player once more earlier this week.

This marks the 2nd occasion on which the Spaniard has lifted the Golden Ball.

She was joined at the ceremony by a number of teammates, as well as three players from the men’s first-team in Catalunya’s capital.

One such player came in the form of the aforementioned Lamine Yamal, who was honoured as the game’s standout young talent by way of the Kopa Trophy.

Lamine, however, could not help but drop a hint as to his ambition to secure altogether more prestigious individual prizes down the line…

As much was confirmed by Aitana on Thursday.

Speaking in an interview with Diario Sport, the midfielder revealed that she at one point asked wide-man Lamine if he would like to touch her Ballon d’Or trophy.

The 17-year-old, however, turned down the offer, eager not to ‘jinx it’, with the ‘it’ presumably being his chances of securing his own Golden Ball down the line.

Conor Laird – GSFN