Barcelona star Lamine Yamal unfollowed Lionel Messi’s official Instagram account.
Yamal has repeatedly emphasized that his role model is Messi, while the Flea has frequently praised the 17-year-old, considering him the future of football.
The relationship between Yamal and Messi is long-standing. The memorable photo of the Argentine star holding the Spanish player’s newborn son in 2006 is unforgettable.
Why did Yamal unfollow Messi on Instagram?
Despite the apparent mutual admiration between the two, their online relationship seems somewhat strange.
Sport newspaper highlighted that Yamal used to follow Messi, but recently decided to unfollow him on Instagram.
Yamal’s follower list includes 427 people, including many former Barcelona players such as Sergio Aguero and Neymar, as well as current Barça players, Spanish national team players, and others.
How much will Yamal’s salary be with Barcelona, and is he among the highest-paid players?
Until recently, Messi was on Yamal’s following list, but suddenly the 17-year-old decided to unfollow him.
The strangest thing about this is that Messi wasn’t even one of Yamal’s followers!
Yamal has over 3 million followers on Instagram and has become one of the most popular football players in the world over the past few years.
The story of Yamal following Messi and Messi following him doesn’t seem to be significant from a practical standpoint. Rather, each has their own social media strategy that doesn’t affect their relationship.
More precisely, Yamal and Messi have never spoken or met, which explains why neither is interested in following or talking to the other in person.
The coming years may witness a meeting between the two, a conversation between them, and a return of Yamal’s following, or vice versa. Ultimately, it’s not a serious matter.
