Overview
- The 18-year-old received MARCA's Alfredo Di Stéfano Trophy as La Liga's best player for 2024–25, becoming the youngest winner of the award.
- After accepting the honor, he said he wants to win La Liga, the Champions League, the World Cup and the Ballon d'Or.
- He has resumed partial group training following pubalgia, with a specialist-guided conservative program in place and surgery ruled out.
- Barcelona could restrict him to a brief role for Saturday's return to a partially reopened Camp Nou, with full availability targeted for the Champions League meeting with Chelsea.
- Public commentary ranges from Ivan Rakitic and Jordi Alba urging against Messi comparisons to Wesley Sneijder calling him Barcelona's 'new Messi', while separate reports describe leadership concern about off-field influences and a perceived 'Neymarizing.'