Lamine Yamal (L) together with his father Mounir Nasraoui© AFP
The father of teenage Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was stabbed and left in a critical however steady situation, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported late Wednesday. Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed a number of occasions in a carpark in Mataro after an argument with some males whereas he was strolling his canine, who later got here again to assault him, mentioned the report, citing “official sources conversant in the incident”. The Catalan regional police, in command of the investigation, didn’t publicly affirm the incident or reply to AFP requests for info. Newspaper La Vanguardia mentioned some arrests have already been made. The assault happened within the Rocafonda neighbourhood of Mataro, round 30 kilometres north of Barcelona, the place Yamal grew up and the place his father and grandmother nonetheless dwell.
The 17-year-old participant celebrates objectives by making a ‘304’ gesture together with his fingers, referring to the postcode of the Catalan neighbourhood.
Making his Barcelona debut at 15, Yamal has risen into the elite at speedy pace and was key for Spain of their Euro 2024 triumph this summer season.
Yamal is carrying the burden of expectations as Hansi Flick’s Barcelona face the unenviable problem of dethroning a fearsome Real Madrid aspect as Spanish champions this season.
The German coach changed membership legend Xavi Hernandez on the helm and welcomed new arrival Dani Olmo final week, however final season’s La Liga winners Madrid signed famous person French striker Kylian Mbappe earlier this summer season.
The ahead joins Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and different star names to make sure Barcelona start the season as agency underdogs to Los Blancos.
The Catalan giants gained nothing final season and surrendered their Spanish crown in a deeply disappointing marketing campaign, however 17-year-old Yamal’s emergence reveals there’s gentle on the finish of the tunnel.
Along with Olympic gold medal-winning centre-back Pau Cubarsi, financially-hampered Barcelona will depend on their younger stars to attempt to compete with the would possibly of Carlo Ancelotti’s Champions League winners.
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