Police confirm three arrests and issue update on health of Barcelona star Lamine Yamal's father after he is rushed to hospital following car park stabbing

Mounir Nasraoui was rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening following an attack in the Rocafonda neighbourhood in the north of Barcelona – where 17-year-old Blaugrana sensation Yamal grew up. The 32-year-old was involved in car park confrontation that resulted in him being knifed in the chest and ribs.

Nasraoui, who was wearing a shirt bearing the name of his son at the time of the incident, is now undergoing medical treatment as the Mossos d'Esquadra police force continue with investigations into what happened.

A spokesman for the regional force has said: “I can confirm three people have been arrested following the stabbing of a man in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro. The investigation is still open and officers are still trying to establish the level of implication of those detained. More arrests may take place later today. We're not in a position to offer any more details at this stage about the arrested men’s ages and nationalities. What we can say is that the stabbing occurred at 9.10pm in a car park and the arrests took place a couple of hours later and the three people arrested were in custody by 11pm.

“The arrests occurred in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro. The victim was taken to hospital in Barcelona. There was a previous incident involving the men believed to have been involved in the stabbing, shortly after midday yesterday. That incident and the circumstances surrounding the subsequent stabbing and whether the men allegedly involved bumped into each other or the suspects laid in wait for the victim is still under investigation and is an important part of the probe because it will determine the charges the arrested men could face.”

A fourth suspect is reportedly being hunted, with Nasraoui being admitted to the intensive care unit at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital. A police source added on the 32-year-old’s condition: “The knife wounds the victim suffered haven't affected any vital organ and his life is not in danger.” Barcelona president Joan Laporta is among those to have visited Yamal’s father, with it expected that he will be transferred to a normal ward on Thursday.