FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal’s father “stabbed repeatedly”

Altercation
“Serious” condition
Stabilised
Possibly discharged
Local reports
Escalated
Attempted murder
Investigation ongoing
Prior clash
Son’s biggest supporter
Altercation

Lamine Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, has been stabbed multiple times following an altercation in the Spanish town of Mataro.

“Serious” condition

According to reports by Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, Nasraoui is in a “serious” condition at the Can Ruti hospital.

Stabilised

Despite the seemingly severe nature of the injuries, Nasraoui is now reportedly “out of danger,” per Mundo Deportivo.

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Possibly discharged

Spanish sports website Relevo has reported Nasraoui has been discharged from the hospital, this has not been confirmed by other outlets at this time.

Local reports

La Vanguardia has claimed the incident occurred whilst Nasraoui was walking his dog in Mataro, when he was involved in a dispute with three individuals.

Escalated

The dispute quickly escalated, with Nasraoui getting stabbed “multiple times,” per The Daily Mail.

Attempted murder

El Mundo has reported the three attackers have been arrested and accused of attempted murder.

Investigation ongoing

The report also claims eyewitnesses have been approached to give local police any information on what they saw.

Prior clash

The Daily Mail has claimed there is a video of a previous clash between Nasraoui and locals of Mataro, with Lamine Yamal’s father and locals being forcibly separated by police.

Son’s biggest supporter

Nasraoui has been one of the biggest supporters of his son Lamine Yamal for some time, claiming the Barcelona winger could be “bigger than Messi”.

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