Has Lamine Yamal confirmed his relationship?! Barcelona star posts loved-up picture on Instagram with Nicki Nicole

On Sunday, the 18-year-old took to social media to post a photo of him and Argentine artist Nicole during her 25th birthday celebrations. In the image, both are smiling serenely; a birthday cake is in shot, as are rose petals and heart-shaped balloons. The dating rumours are only likely to mount after the picture.

The Spain international was seen with Nicole at a nightclub earlier this month, in addition to being spotted strolling through the streets of Monaco. Yamal may be in a new relationship, months after rumours about being with OnlyFans model Fati Vazquez surfaced, with the two spotted holidaying together. That may have come to nothing but this thing with Nicole may amount to something.

This possible relationship may have been on the cards just over two weeks ago when Nicole was seen at Barcelona's 5-0 pre-season win over Como for the Joan Gamper Trophy final. Incidentally, Yamal scored twice in that thumping victory.

While more rumours are likely to swirl about Yamal's dating life, he will be focused on Barcelona's next La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday night. The Blaugrana sit second in the Spanish top flight with two wins from two games so far.