The controversial statements made by Lamine Yamal's father about his son: 'I'll live off you'

Lamine Yamal usually makes headlines for his brilliant football, his precocious records, or the awards he keeps collecting, such as when he won the Kopa Trophy last September 22 at the Ballon d'Or gala. However, this time the impact came from his father, Mounir Nasraoui, who made statements that sparked debate on social media.

"There are many out there who say nonsense. They say "why don't you go to work? You live off your son." I'm going to say one thing, gentlemen: Thank you, son, I will always be grateful. I will live off you," he said in a homemade video in which he was seen cooking, responding to those who accuse him of taking financial advantage of his son's success.

Far from stopping there, Nasraoui also defended Yamal after the Ballon d'Or, where the Barcelona forward finished second behind Ousmane Dembélé. "I haven't said anything foolish. For people to know, I've said that my son is the best in the world. I haven't said anything else, but well, it's fine. Let them keep talking, let them keep talking," he pointed out.

His statements after Lamine lost the Ballon d'Or

During last week's ceremony, his stance was even more emphatic when referring to his son's second place for best player of the year: "I think it's the biggest, I'm not going to say robbery, but it is a moral blow to a human being."

"I think Lamine is the best player in the world by far. Not because he's my son, but because there are no rivals at his level. We have to say that something very strange happened here. Next year the Ballon d'Or will be Spanish," he added.

Thus, while Yamal continues writing his story on the field, his father keeps attracting attention with statements that reinforce the media phenomenon surrounding the young Barça star.