Football's teen wonderboy Lamine Yamal, 17, takes a luxury holiday with flight attendant 13 years his senior, as Barcelona forward releases statement

Daily Mail​

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Barcelona teenage wonderkid Lamine Yamal has been spotted on holiday with a flight attendant 13 years his senior.
Yamal, 17, is currently having some well-earned downtime after his Spain side were beaten on penalties by Portugal in the Nations League final earlier this month.
And he has chosen to spend his time with Spanish flight attendant and social media influencer Fati Vazquez, who is 30 years old.
Yamal and Vazquez have posted photos from the same location in Italy in recent days, with the pair enjoying a life of luxury that has included going on a boat trip, relaxing by a pool and flying in a helicopter, leading to speculation that they may have started a relationship.
However, Yamal has denied that they are a couple after speaking with gossip expert Javi de Hoyos.
De Hoyos claims 'he's been able to speak to Lamine Yamal, and he categorically denies that he's with her; he says they have nothing going on.'
De Hoyos added: 'Lamine didn't go to this vacation spot alone, but with other Barça teammates.'
Having revealed that Yamal is not in a relationship with Vazquez, De Hoyos suggested that the influencer could instead be interested in another Barcelona player.
'Probably, Fati does have something going on with someone at Barca or is a friend of another teammate,' he said.
There has been plenty of online reaction to Yamal and Vazquez holidaying together in light of their significant age gap.
Vazquez has now responded to the abuse she has received, while choosing not to address the rumours that she is dating Yamal.
'It's sad to see how some people carry so much darkness inside that they get to wish death on someone they don't even know,' she posted on Instagram.
'What others project speaks more about them than me. I choose to live with purpose, continue to grow and surround myself with light. To those who wish me evil, I wish them healing, because no one who is well with himself wishes to destroy another.'
Vazquez started her career as a flight attendant but has since moved on from being a crew member to focus on social media.
She has over one million followers across YouTube and Instagram, where she regularly posts about her fitness regime and healthy eating.
Vazquez has also written a book about the bullying she experienced during her teenage years.
Yamal went public with his TikTok star girlfriend Alex Padilla after winning Euro 2024, but they split shortly afterwards after a video of her sitting on another boy's lap went viral
Meanwhile, Yamal appears to still be single for now. He went public with his TikTok influencer girlfriend Alex Padilla last July after she cheered him on to Euros glory in Germany.
However, he unfollowed Padilla later that month after a video of her sitting on another boy's lap went viral on social media.
Yamal was then spotted with another TikTok star, Anna Gegnoso, in December as they went shopping together in Barcelona amid reports they had started dating.
But it is understood that they are not in a relationship currently.
Yamal posted a photo of himself at the airport ahead of a planned trip to Brazil on Monday, where he is expected to meet one of his childhood heroes, Neymar, after previously mentioning his intention to do so in multiple interviews.