The father of Barcelona footballer Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after he was stabbed following an incident in Spain.
Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed on Wednesday evening in a car park in the Spanish town of Mataro.
The 32-year-old was rushed to Can Ruti hospital in Badalona and his condition is said to be ‘serious’, according to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
The Mossos d’Esquadra investigation unit in Mataro are investigating the incident in collaboration with municipal police. Several witnesses watched the incident unfold and have been located to determine the timeline of events.
It is not yet known what motivated the perpetrator(s) to carry out the attack.
Nasraoui travelled to Berlin to watch his son represent Spain in the final only last month and posed for pictures on the field at Olympiastadion.
Yamal has been training with Barcelona preparing for their opening match of the new La Liga season on Saturday. He made his first appearance in pre-season in the Gamper Trophy as a substitute.
Hansi Flick’s side take on Valencia at the Mestalla, meaning the teenager would have been away from his home in Barcelona. However, it remains to be seen whether the young attacker will be available for the game following the attack on his father.
Neither Lamine Yamal nor Barcelona have publicly commented on the attack.
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