Barcelona announced on Tuesday the renewal of Lamine Yamal’s contract until 2031, but what raised many questions was the lack of an official photo of this very important moment.
Some suggested that the reason for this was that the player had not yet turned 18 and that Barcelona feared the legal consequences of this.
But Sport revealed the truth, a gesture of great loyalty from Yamal towards his family.
Yamal Refused to Take Photos of His Contract Renewal Because of His Grandmother
According to the newspaper, Yamal refused to take any photos unless his grandmother Fatima was present.
Yamal wanted to immortalize this wonderful moment with his entire family.
Despite the presence of his father, friends, and agent, Jorge Mendes, Lamine preferred to wait for his grandmother as well.
His grandmother was unable to be present that day, so the club decided to postpone the photoshoot until next July, when she would be present naturally.
The Close Relationship Between Yamal and His Grandmother
According to Spanish media, Yamal spent most of his childhood with his grandmother, Fatima, a Moroccan woman who came to Spain to provide a better life for her family.
After Yamal’s father, Mounir El Nasraoui, divorced Equatorial Guinean Sheila Ibana, Fatima took care of Yamal, and the player remains grateful to her for this. She is the person closest to his heart, as he has emphasized in previous press interviews.
