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Ancelotti, with Lamine Yamal on the ground and a player in blur | Camara Real Madrid Confidencial
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He is Better Than Lamine Yamal and is Already a Real Madrid Player, Ancelotti is Amazed by Him

Real Madrid shows off another player who is compared to Lamine Yamal and hope he makes the leap

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Borja Díaz

In the last year, we have seen how Barcelona has pointed to Lamine Yamal as the next great player. To such an extent that they placed him as the favorite for the Ballon d'Or last year. These are usually the steps they follow in Barcelona, as they did in their day with Ansu Fati.

However, in Real Madrid they are not worried, in fact they are proud of another player from La Fábrica. This is the case of Daniel Yáñez, the young Real Madrid player who made his debut this past weekend. Faced with the plague of injuries, without Vinícius and Rodrygo, Ancelotti took him for attack.

Soccer player in white uniform celebrating on the field.
Dani Yáñez celebrating a goal with open arms | Real Madrid Confidencial

And in the final stretch he didn't hesitate to give him his first minutes with the first team, a step that has its explanation. Although he is a Juvenil A player, it is already common to see him under Raúl's orders in Castilla. And Ancelotti has been so impressed that he is incresingly on him.

According to information told by journalist José Manuel Moreno, inside the club they compare him with Lamine Yamal. They believe that he can have a promising future at the white team. That's why they want him to be the big bet that Ancelotti is starting to make.

A quick debut after several injuries

To face Girona, Ancelotti had Rodrygo and the youth players Gonzalo and Chema on his list. However, on the morning of the match they announced that all three would stay in Madrid. The first due to muscle discomfort and the other two because they finished the match with Castilla with injuries.

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Dani Yáñez speaking in the foreground | Real Madrid Confidencial

This forced Carletto to remake the roster to add more men for the attack and he set his sights on Dani Yáñez. He is being one of the great sensations, especially in the Youth League. That's why he turned to him without hesitation, although he had also played with the first reserve team.

Yáñez admitted at the end of the match that “they called me to come here to Girona today and I'm more eager than ever.” He also confessed that “since I was born I was a Real Madrid fan.” And Ancelotti is already thinking about making the jump and seeing him more often with the first team.

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