Yamal revealed his stance on playing for Real Madrid one day and also discussed the potential of winning the Ballon d'Or this year.

He said during his time with the Spanish national team: "Moving to Real Madrid? Impossible, impossible."

He added: "The Ballon d'Or? I am not thinking about winning the Ballon d'Or, I think about enjoying myself and playing well, and if it is destined for me to win it, it will come."

He continued: "My friends send me bad things about me because they know that I get motivated by them, so they send them to me before the matches. If someone criticizes me, they say: 'Look what this person said...' and they send it to me before the matches so that I can get motivated."

He concluded: "Before the match against France in the Euro, I was sleeping, and suddenly I woke up to a call from my friend who said: 'Remember what Rabiot said about you.' I told him: 'Yes, don't worry, I remember.' The match started, and I didn't score, so I looked into the stands and saw him signaling to me as if to say: 'Remember what he said.' Then I entered a state of extreme excitement and started running non-stop; this is how I get motivated."