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The 22-year-old has experienced more professional upheaval than many and should not be underestimatedErik Lamela has disappeared before. Last season was pretty much as bad as first seasons get for club record signings: brought on for £30m at the end of Tottenhams post-Bale spree, he managed just three league starts before succumbing to injury. But he was back in the starting line-up for Spurs 1-0 win at West Ham on Saturday and, if he doesnt play against the Cypriot side AEL on Thursday, its almost certainly not because hes been dropped but because hes now considered too valuable to be wasted in the Europa League qualifying round. Its early days yet but, after an impressive pre-season, this could be a third comeback already for a player who is still only 22.
When he was 12, Lamela was taken to La Masia. Barcelona wanted to sign him and there was talk, perhaps exaggerated, of a contract worth 100,000 a week. The Argentinian papers excitedly talked of him as the new Messi although Messi at that stage was still to make his first team debut for Barca but Lamela stayed in Buenos Aires. I didnt really understand what was going on, he said, but it seems his parents decided it was better for him to grow up closer to home.
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When he was 12, Lamela was taken to La Masia. Barcelona wanted to sign him and there was talk, perhaps exaggerated, of a contract worth 100,000 a week. The Argentinian papers excitedly talked of him as the new Messi although Messi at that stage was still to make his first team debut for Barca but Lamela stayed in Buenos Aires. I didnt really understand what was going on, he said, but it seems his parents decided it was better for him to grow up closer to home.
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