Lamine Yamal’s girlfriend, Alex Padilla, has revealed a shocking twist to her now-defunct relationship with the Barcelona youngster.
After the pair made their relationship public in a series of footage during the Euro 2024 in Germany, it was just a matter of days before they parted ways.
Yamal, 17, reportedly opted to call off the affair after viral footage showed Padilla sitting on the lap of another man.
Padilla would come out to debunk reports she was on the lap of the man in the video. According to her, she was just standing beside the man.
However, it appears the apology came late as Lamine Yamal swiftly unfollowed her on Instagram, sparking rumors it is over between the two young lovers.
Days after the saga, Lamine Yamal appeared to have moved on. He was spotted having a nice time with Russian-Armenian model Alisa Petrosyan, who is reportedly living in Barcelona.
Padilla would later deactivate her social media again for the second time as she continued to reel under the backlash of betraying the La Masia prodigy.
While there are various narratives explaining the video that tore the relationship apart, it appears there was more going on between the two young lovers in the background outside the glares of what they fed the media.
In an explosive revelation made available by Spanish journalist Jack Liguaro, Alex Padilla appeared to haven’t felt that comfortable in the relationship with Lamine Yamal.
As quoted by Liguaro, Padilla said she could not get enough of Lamine Yamal. Note that Lamine Yamal’s relationship with Padilla was first thrust to the full glares of the media during the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany. It was a low-key affair before then and the pair were never seen sharing private moments.
According to Alex Padilla, Lamine Yamal’s mum did not allow them any form of privacy, as she followed them everywhere they went.
“I don’t like the fact that his mum follows us even when we go on vacation.”
She further clarified the relationship was at the mercy of Yamal’s parents. Even when the footballer wants to give her money, it must be through the parents.
“Having a boyfriend that his parents control that much is not easy. Even if he wants to give me money he passed through his parents. It is not cool,” Padilla whines as quoted by Alex Liguaro.
Who are Lamine Yamal’s parents?
Lamine Yamal’s father is Mounir Nasraoui – a Moroccan building painter who moved to Spain from Morocco. Yamal’s mother is Sheila Bana. She hails from Equatorial Guinea but lived and worked as a waitress in Spain.
Nasraoui and Bana reportedly split with Lamine Yamal was three years old. Yamal’s astonishing soccer career success has temporarily brought the couple together to the common project of helping the footballer navigate his path off the field.
Lamine Yamal earns €32,000 weekly in his €1.6m-worth Barcelona contract. Nasraoui and Bana reportedly play a big role in managing the income of the player.
What is next for the duo after the fallout?
From the foregoing, it is more unlikely Lamine Yamal and Alex Padilla will find a way to reconcile their difference. After defending herself that she did not go steamy in the footage that made the rounds, Padilla has returned to her shelve again and deactivated her Instagram account, which boasted over 500k followers.
The burgeoning model reportedly went off social media at 5k followers but returned after she started dating Lamine Yamal. Days after her affair with the young footballer became public, her social media following jumped to 70k, and then to an astonishing 500k.
Now, she has been forced to hibernate again following the infidelity scandal. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal has apparently waved the incident and moved on with a new lover. The 17-year-old was spotted with a mystery new lady during one of his summer break adventures.
Lamine Yamal performance for Spain and Barcelona
Lamine Yamal was crucial for Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph. He played all La Roja’s in the tournament, scoring one goal with four assists. Before the tournament, Yamal starred for Barcelona in his first full season with the club’s first team. He made 37 La Liga appearances, scoring five goals with five assists.
With the 2024-25 La Liga season set to kick off on August 15, Lamine Yamal will be expected to shove the off-field controversies and return to the peak of his game.
