Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal says he has no intention of being the next Lionel Messi as the talented teenager focuses on making his own path in the game.

Yamal, 18, has been frequently compared with Barça great Messi, who helped Inter Miami reach the MLS Cup final at the weekend, for obvious reasons: both players came through the Catalan club's academy, play on the right of the attack and have some similarities in their playing styles.

However, Yamal, who finished second in the Ballon d'Or this year, an award won eight times by Messi, insists it's a tag he wants to avoid.

"I knew the question was coming," Yamal told CBS show 60 Minutes when asked about the comparisons with Messi.

"I respect him, in the end for what's he's been, for what he is to football, and if we ever meet on

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