Spain won EURO 2024, its 17-year-old scorer wants to get married

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Spain is the champion of EURO 2024, its 17-year-old scorer is making 2 million euros a year. 20-years-old Lionel Messi never imagined that a new-born baby could become a superstar 17 years later.
Hello everyone, I'm Vicky.
A secondary school student is dominating Europe,
making 2 million euros a year and having millions of fans.
Lionel Messi, who was 20 years old at that time,
never dreamed that a newborn baby could become a major celebrity 17 years later.
His name is Lamine Neumann.
Neumann was born in Spain in 2007 to African parents.
His mom and dad split up when he was only 3 years old.
And they raised him together.
He sometimes lived with his mother and sometimes with his father.
When Neumann was very little,
his family noticed that he was excellent at playing soccer.
So they sent him to a Spanish soccer academy while studying in high school.
He joined a professional soccer team,
which is the second best in Spain in terms of ranking.
Neumann took up intensive training and was injured multiple times.
For example, a left hip flexor injury and a left leg muscle injury in 2023.
And he was experiencing knee problems in the first half of 2024.
That said, Neumann was still breaking many records at Euro 2024.
The youngest player to feature in a final.
The youngest ever scorer.
The youngest player to appear in a semi-final.
In the semi-final, Neumann scored a goal for Spain,
eliminating France and enabled Spain to qualify for the final.
Prior to Euro 2024,
Neumann was making a total of 2 million euros a year at the age of 16,
80% of which is base salary and the rest is bonus.
After becoming a major celebrity,
his market value is definitely going up.
Time magazine reported that the Spanish soccer club
already has a plan to prevent competitors from recruiting him.
They will have to pay at least 1 billion euros to do that.
The good news is that the contract will expire in 2026,
and he will be set free by then.
After becoming the highest paid young player,
Neumann wants to achieve something else.
He said, I'm certain I plan to get married when I'm 26 years old.
Some may think that he will have got married early,
but compared to his dad, it's pretty late.
His dad was about 16 when he was born.
On July 13, many fans celebrated Neumann's 17th birthday.
His father is a strong believer in God, saying that,
I knew about my son when he was born.
I knew he was going to be a star.
He's a child and he has a blessing from God,
which is very important and must be valued.
On July 14, Neumann will take part in the final of Euro 2024,
possibly defeating England and winning the big trophy.
