Fans think they have found out who Lamine Yamal’s new girlfriend is after he was spotted shopping with a TikTok star.
Teenage sensation Yamal rose to stardom last year after shining for Barcelona and Spain during Euro 2024 this summer, before claiming the Golden Boy 2024 award.
During her journey to the top, Yamal’s love life also began to take off. In the summer, she was reportedly dating Barcelona-based influencer Alex Padilla before they broke up.
Now, fans believe they have discovered Yamal’s latest love interest after spotting him with TikTok star and model Anna Gegnoso in the town of La Roca in Barcelona.
In a video shared on InstagramYamal, 17, and Gegnoso, 19, were spotted shopping just days after their return from injury, which occurred during Barca’s 2-1 loss to Las Palmas.
Reports claim that Gegnoso, along with her influencer friend Fabiola Baglieri, flew from Italy to cheer on the Golden Boy winner from the stands against Las Palmas.
Fans think they have found out who Lamine Yamal’s new girlfriend is after seeing him shopping.
TikTok Star and Model Anna Gegnoso Rumored to be Dating Barcelona Star
The couple, along with Yamal’s entourage, were seen shopping in the town of La Roca in Barcelona.
Although not as well-known as the Barcelona star, Gegnoso has an astonishing number of followers on social media. He has 595,000 followers on Instagram and another 835,000 on TikTok.
In summer, Yamal He unfollowed his ex-girlfriend Alex Padilla on social media in response to a viral video, according to a report in Spain.
TikTok star Padilla was seen apparently sitting on another child’s lap in an Instagram live video that sparked feverish speculation about the status of her relationship with Yamal.
Following Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, where Yamal starred and took home the Young Player of the Tournament award, the pair were inseparable as they celebrated with their teammates and their friends and family on the Berlin pitch.
Padilla, who has 1.7 million followers on TikTok, attended several of La Roja’s group stage matches in Germany and was often seen sitting with the Barcelona winger’s family before their breakup.
Meanwhile, Yamal made history earlier this month with his record-breaking Golden Boy win after announcing himself onto the scene in style in 2024.
The Golden Boy award is given each year to the young player who has proven to be head and shoulders above the rest, as a kind of equivalent to the Ballon d’Or for youngsters in the top leagues.
Gegnoso has 595,000 followers on Instagram and 835,000 more on TikTok
Yamal was previously dating Alex Padilla during their European Championship success in the summer.
It is an award that has been presented to players such as Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé throughout its 20-year history, with English superstar Jude Bellingham the current holder of the title.
In total, English players have won the award three times (Raheem Sterling the other Three Lions star who won it in 2014), but there were four more nominees this season in a stacked list of contenders.
There was stiff competition this season, with Adam Wharton, Kobbie Mainoo, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Rico Lewis vying for the gong, along with the likes of Warren Zaire-Emery, Alejandro Garnacho, Savio and Arda Guler.
However, it was Yamal, the 17-year-old who helped lead La Roja to European Championship glory over the summer, who was considered the best of them all.