Lionel Messi’s leaving Barcelona created a hole that can’t be filled by anyone else. The best player of all time, and he did it for one team for 15 years and won everything. This was the first time in football history that something like this happened.

It was also clear that Barcelona was having a hard time keeping up with the play of the past without the Argentine.

They were sent to the Europa League back-to-back years, but this year, with a win over Napoli in the round of 16, they made it to the quarterfinals.

There was a lot of attention on 16-year-old Lamine Yamal during this match. He has been a big star all season. Not only is the youngster having a huge breakthrough year, he is already one of the best players in Europe at his position.

Anyway, it looks like Yamal will be moved to the senior team next season at this point. A report from Catalunya Radio, which was passed on by SPORT, says that the promotion could come with a lot of duty.

Based on the news, Yamal could wear the #10 shirt when he gets promoted next season. Messi wore it before him, of course.

Right now, only three first-team numbers are up for grabs: #12, #24, and #10. Yamal could do one of these things or wait for other people to leave, which would free up some spots.

On the other hand, many people are against Yamal taking the #10 at Barcelona. That is too big of a duty for a player who isn’t even legally an adult yet, they say.

Since Messi left, Ansu Fati has played in place of him as #10. He is now on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion. Even though that doesn’t have much to do with the number, it’s not a good sign for any case for it.

Raphinha, Oriol Romeu, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, and Marcos Alonso have all been linked with leaving the team, which means that jerseys #11, #18, #23, #15, and #17 could become available.