Those tensions first surfaced back in September, when Barca manager Hansi Flick accused Spain of “not protecting” the 18-year-old forward, who played through two World Cup qualifiers that month despite discomfort from a groin problem, taking painkillers to do so.

Lamine Yamal has been at the centre of rather intense battle between Barcelona and Spain in recent months, with both sides accusing the other of not looking after their premier talent. It appears

When de la Fuente called him again for the upcoming matches against Georgia and Turkiye, he said the "risk was zero," but then Yamal provided the Spanish FA a medical report saying he has to rest 7-10 days during the International break. The Spanish FA issued the following statement.

Jordi Cruyff has explained how Barcelona were able to avoid losing teenage wonderkid Lamine Yamal before he made his senior breakthrough, with there a serious "risk" at one stage that he could be stolen by a domestic rival.

Royal Spanish Football Federation officials criticized Barcelona on Tuesday for a lack of information about Lamine Yamal's groin injury treatment.

Former Barcelona sports chief Jordi Cruyff has recalled how Lamine Yamal came close to leaving earlier in his career.

Luis de la Fuente played down any disagreement with Barcelona over the handling of Lamine Yamal but admitted communication between the two could be better.

Tensions between Barcelona and the RFEF have been high ever since Yamal was diagnosed with a groin injury, later clarified to be pubalgia, following the September international window. Barça manager Hansi Flick engaged in a war of words with Spain counterpart Luis de la Fuente over a perceived lack of protection for the young winger.

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente revealed that Lamine Yamal was "very sad" to withdraw from the Spanish national team after an invasive radiofrequency therapy this week ruled him out for over a week.

Dinamo Zagreb defender Sergi Dominguez has named Frenkie de Jong as the Barcelona player who surprised him more than Lamine Yamal.

Ahead of the next La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao, Lamine Yamal will reportedly be receiving a major squad boost as a FC Barcelona star will be returning from injury. Lamine Yamal has been one of Barcelona’s brightest young stars during the 2025-26 season,