After a stabbing incident late on Wednesday night in a car park in Mataró, a town in northeastern Spain, Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Barcelona and Spain winger Lamine Yamal, is currently in a “serious but stable” state, according to Spanish national TV station TVE.
The incident was confirmed by the regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, which also said that three people had been taken into custody on attempted murder charges.
According to a spokesman for the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan regional police force, the attack happened on Wednesday at 1910 GMT at a car park in the Rocafonda neighborhood, which is home to Lamine Yamal, in the Catalan town of Mataro, about 30 kilometers from Barcelona.
According to the police, Yamal’s father Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed multiple times. He is currently receiving treatment at the Can Ruti hospital; AFP was unable to get in touch with the hospital.
Citing those close to the victim, the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said late on Wednesday that Nasraoui remained in a serious but stable condition.
According to Catalan police, a fourth person is actively being sought while the three apprehended are being questioned at the Mataro police station.
To learn more about the attack’s circumstances, investigators need to speak with witnesses and the victim “as soon as possible,” according to the police.
According to La Vanguardia, he got into a fight with some males on the street when he was walking his dog, and they later came back to assault him.
At the age of 15, Yamal made his Barcelona debut in April 2023. The previous season, he shot to prominence and established himself as a vital member of the Catalan giants.
The Spanish winger, who made history by being the youngest football player to play and score in the competition’s history, was instrumental in helping his nation win a record-breaking fourth time at Euro 2024.
Yamal often makes the hand motion “304,” which is his neighborhood’s postcode, to celebrate goals. His father and grandmother still reside in Rocafonda.
Rising soccer prodigy Lamine Yamal, just 17 years old, stood out as a player during the most recent Euro 2024 competition in Germany.
Yamal, who is from the working-class, multiethnic Mataró neighborhood of Barcelona, was crucial to Spain’s win and scored in their match against France in the semifinals.
During the European Championship, Nasraoui gained notoriety for his media appearances and social media presence. He regularly shared information on social media that expressed his support for his son.
