What happened: Lamine Yamal said he would welcome Julián Álvarez and Mikel Oyarzabal at Barcelona, telling El Partidazo de COPE, "I like Julián Álvarez so much, then Oyarzabal also of course." He added that any move is out of his hands, saying, "This is in the club's hand, not on me."

Why it matters: It is a rare moment of public recruiting from the same Lamine Yamal who recently told rivals talk is cheap amid Barcelona's title push, and his preferences carry weight as the team's cornerstone forward. Endorsing a center-forward profile points to where Barcelona may look to strengthen ahead of the new campaign.

What to watch: Watch whether Barcelona move for a striker this window and whether either target becomes a concrete pursuit rather than a player Yamal admires.