In the world of football where spectacular goals and love scandals often compete with each other in the newspapers, the family story of Lamine Yamal – the 18-year-old “prodigy” of Barcelona and the Spanish national team – is making waves across Europe. Not because Yamal just scored a hat-trick in La Liga or almost won the 2025 Golden Ball, but because his 35-year-old father, Mounir Nasraoui, has just publicly “flirted” about his engagement to his youthful girlfriend Khristina – a beauty who is only 5 years older than Yamal! Worse, this girl is even younger than Nicki Nicole, the 25-year-old “hot” rapper girlfriend that Yamal broke up with a few weeks ago. Is this the pinnacle of family drama or a joke of fate? Let’s uncover the secret shell of the Nasraoui family, where love knows no age and surprises keep coming like Yamal’s dribbles. Things exploded on October 31, when Mounir’s Instagram account “Hustle Hard” – with more than 1.3 million devoted followers – posted a “sweet as honey” photo. It was the moment when he and Khristina, a beautiful 23-year-old with golden hair and a bright smile, were hugging each other on the balcony of a luxury apartment in Barcelona. No long caption, just two simple emojis: a black heart and a sparkling diamond ring. Boom! The whole of Spain was in turmoil. The post quickly received more than 43,000 likes and 2,000 comments, from the blessing “Wishing you two happiness forever!” to sarcastic comments like “This father and son are so big, who is younger?”. In just four days, it became a “hot trend” on TikTok, with the hashtag #NasraouiLoveStory surpassing 500,000 views. Mounir Nasraoui, born in 1986 in Morocco but raised in Rocafonda – the notorious slum of Tarragona, Spain – is no stranger to Barca fans. A former amateur footballer, he played in local leagues before turning his life to youth coaching and the “unofficial agent” of his talented son. In 2007, he met Sheila Ebana, a woman of Guinea-Bissau origin, and they married soon after. Lamine was born in 2007, but their family happiness fell apart just three years later, when the couple divorced in 2010. Sheila raised the child alone in a small apartment in Mataro, while Mounir wandered with football and odd jobs. Now, when Yamal exploded with 43 goals and 25 assists last season, helping Barca win the domestic treble and reach the Champions League semi-finals, Mounir has suddenly become a “supporting star”. He regularly live streams on Insta, showing off luxury cars, traveling to Europe, and now… teenage love.
Khristina – full name Khristina Lopez, according to local sources – is the most shocking “bomb”. Born in 2002 in Barcelona, ​​the 23-year-old is an influencer and amateur model, with a TikTok account of more than 200,000 followers specializing in posting about fitness, travel and “hot” outfits. She used to work as a flight attendant for Vueling, flying all over Europe, before switching to selling cosmetics online. People close to her revealed that they met at a party in Ibiza in the summer of 2024, when Mounir was “chilling” after the Euro final in which Yamal shone. “Khristina was attracted to his dynamism – a young, humorous father who is not afraid to live life to the fullest,” a friend of hers shared. “They started dating secretly, but now they’re public. She’s 5 years older than Yamal, but for Mounir, 12 years is just a number!”
What shocked fans was the “heartbreaking” comparison with Yamal’s love life. This 18-year-old guy is famous for his “older love” taste, from Alex Padilla (same age or a few months older, made public at Euro 2024) to Fati Vazquez (13 years older, 30-year-old influencer who was “outraged” when rumored to have broken up), and most recently Nicki Nicole – a 25-year-old Argentinian rapper, 7 years older than him. They went public in August 2025, with passionate kisses at nightclubs and “sweet” birthday photos on Yamal’s Insta (37 million followers!). But just a few weeks ago, the couple broke up, Nicki posted a “healing” status full of hidden meanings: “I choose a positive life, not letting bad people destroy me.” Now Khristina, 23, is two years younger than Nicki – meaning she’s younger than Mounir’s son’s “ex-girlfriend”! “Is this a Hollywood script?” one fan commented on the dad’s post. “Yamal loves a sister who’s seven years older, and a father who loves a sister who’s 16 years younger. This family is playing fair!”
Yamal’s reaction? Silence. The young man is focusing on the upcoming El Clasico against Real Madrid, where he’s expected to “destroy” Lewandowski and Raphinha. But a source from Barca’s team revealed that Yamal just laughed when he heard the news: “A father is a father, a son is a son. As long as he’s happy.” His mother, Sheila Ebana, was more reserved, but friends said she was supportive – “Mounir’s second life is worth it after all those years of hard work.” And Mounir? He live streamed right after posting the engagement, laughing out loud: “Many people say I live thanks to my son. That’s right, thanks to my son! Now I have another ‘ally’ to hustle even harder.” The wedding could take place in early 2026, perhaps at a luxury resort in Marbella, Yamal as the best man of honor.
But not everyone was laughing. Some negative comments flooded in: “This father and son are such drama queens!” or “Can Khristina handle the spotlight so young?”. Spanish media like Marca and AS dug deeper, pointing out that the Nasraoui family is “making a fortune” from Yamal’s fame: from a private helicopter ride to Paris for the Ballon d’Or (costing 10,000 euros/night!), to “charging for photos” with the father. Mounir once admitted: “I rely on my son to live – and now to love!” Yamal, however, is still a “clean star”, with a “coolest on the pitch” image and “divine” assists.
This story is not just a family scandal – it reflects the Nasraoui family’s journey from poverty to glory. Mounir used to push a wheelchair for a disabled person to support his son, now he drives a Lamborghini and is about to marry a “teen idol” bride. Yamal, from Rocafonda boy to World runner-up, still keeps his feet on the ground thanks to his “drama-filled” family. Will Khristina fit in with the “Yamal empire”? Or is this just a short chapter in their life novel? Football fans, stay tuned – because with this family, there are more surprises than Lamine’s goals!