Footballer Lamine Yamal’s father was stabbed in Catalonia

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Footballer Lamine Yamal’s father was stabbed in Catalonia

According to sources close to the victim, Nasraoui’s prognosis was confirmed to La Vanguardia is serious, but remains “stable”.

Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Spanish striker Lamine Yamal. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)

The father of young Spanish football star Lamine Yamal He was stabbed this Wednesday, August 14, in the Catalan town of Mataró and his condition is serious but stable, reported the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

Mounir Nasraoui He was stabbed several times in a parking lot from that town located some 30 km north of Barcelona, ​​after arguing in the street with some men who accosted him while he was walking his dog and who a short while later came back to look for him to attack him, explained the Barcelona newspaper, citing “official sources aware of the incident.”

According to sources close to the victim, Nasraoui’s prognosis was confirmed to La Vanguardia is serious, but remains “stable”.

The Catalan regional police, which is in charge of the investigation, did not publicly confirm the incident or respond to AFP’s requests for information.

The first arrests have already been made, according to the newspaper. The attack took place in the Rocafonda neighborhoodwhere Yamal grew up and where his father and grandmother still live.

The player has a habit of celebrating his goals by making the number 304 with his hands, the postal code of this modest Catalan neighborhood.

At 17 years old, Yamal has had one of the fastest rises to stardom in football ever.

At 15, he made his debut for FC Barcelona and this summer he was a key part of the Spanish team’s victory at the European Championship.