Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has found himself at the centre of a controversy after Spanish influencer Fati Vázquez spoke publicly about her past connection with him.During a recent podcast on YouTube, Vázquez revealed that she met Yamal when he was 17 years old. She went on to make a series of claims about his lifestyle and the people around him. “Lamine Yamal is not that humble. I went out with him and I think he’s not well advised,” she said. According to her, his closest circle does not guide him in the right way.Vázquez described behaviour she found unusual for someone his age. “I don’t find it normal that, at his age. He was 17 at the time and he was going into nightclubs, going to parties, or that at 17 he brought 10 girls onto a boat in Ibiza,” she remarked.She also alleged that Yamal’s entourage managed his personal life in detail. “Lamine’s agent keeps a calendar for him, organizing the days with the girls he goes out with. Lamine has a calendar of girls,” Vázquez claimed.
Lamine Yamal’s latest Instagram story (Screengrab)
Adding to her account, she shared an incident from when she discovered he was seeing others. “Before going out with me, Lamine Yamal had gone out with another girl the day before,” she said, explaining that she learned this from another woman who contacted her.Her statements, clips of which circulated widely across social media, quickly set off debate. Some questioned the credibility of the remarks, while others criticised the young forward’s alleged conduct.Amid the growing noise online, Yamal offered only a short response. Posting on Instagram, the 18-year-old wrote simply, “I’m back,” alongside a video of his highlights from recent matches and from training. He did not mention Vázquez or the claims directly, but the message was seen as an attempt to shift focus back to football.
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The reaction from supporters was largely positive, with many praising Yamal’s decision to concentrate on his career. The incident brought to focus the challenges faced by high-profile athletes whose personal lives are closely monitored from a very young age.She also showed messages with the teenager while on the podcast, with the chats being: Lamine Yamal replying to an IG story: “Come to Italy with me.”Fati Vázquez: “Is that how you ask for things?”Lamine: “Miss, come to an island in Italy with me for two days.”Fati: “What are you proposing? Tell me more.”Lamine: “In a little while I’ll be arriving at a private island in Italy where there’s no one… to have a good time.”Fati: “If it’s a private island, how do I get there? And since you’re already there, I understand you’re not alone.”Lamine: “Because I would say that you’re with me.”Fati: “But tell me how I get there, I need to check flights and all that.”Lamine: “No, you just tell me where you’re leaving from and I’ll pick you up. Are you free those days?”
