Lamine Yamal insists he did NOT try to meet adult film star, 29

Lamine Yamal has denied he tried to meet up with an adult film star as debate emerged on who ensured a meeting between the 17-year-old and 29-year-old didn’t take place.

Barcelona star Yamal  has burst onto the scene in recent months due to his staggering success at both club and international level, representing Barca and Spain respectively.

In the off-season, the teenager has taken the time to enjoy some downtime – he is currently in Rio de Janeiro with ‘idol’ Neymar, having previously jetted off on holiday with another woman 12 years his senior.

Now, though, just days after images of Yamal and OnlyFans model Fati Vazquez emerged, he has been drawn into a debate over a meeting with Claudia Bavel that never came to fruition.

Yamal indirectly featured on Spanish TV show TardeAR, which saw producers air an off-air conversation with Yamal that saw him claim he didn’t meet Bavel because he ‘wasn’t interested’ in a discussion between the two.

Alex Alvarez, meanwhile – a reporter on the show – alleged that there had been claims that Bavel’s plan was to hire a photographer and sell images of a meet up, which Yamal said would have been impossible because he lives with his mother, who does not allow unfamiliar visitors. Bavel, though, has now spoken up herself, taking to social media to give her side of the story.

The model, who was also present on TardeAR on Friday night, shared to her 259,000 followers: ‘I chose not to speak publicly on this matter in 2025. However, since Lamine Yamal mentioned our alleged relationship on TardeAR, I find it appropriate to share my version with clarity and respect.

‘He claims to live with his mother, but in reality lives alone. He says he rejected me, when he was the one who sought my contact and insisted on meeting. He denies we’ve met, despite crossing paths at several social events.

‘I respectfully ask that offensive and defamatory messages stop. I have NEVER had any relationship with a minor, never arranged a meeting, and there was never any plan involving fame or money.

‘The only thing we agree on is that no meeting or situation ever happened between us. Behind the headlines and public opinion, there are people. Out of respect, I ask for understanding and restraint.’

Speaking on the show later that day, she added that they didn’t meet because she didn’t want to meet a minor. She also claimed to have voice notes of Yamal saying they could spend time together despite the age gap.

She said she cut off contact with the star a long time ago, but alleged that she recently received a message from Yamal threatening her to not speak about their conversations.

‘Ask her if you like,’ Yamal had said. ‘She’ll probably pull out the excuse that “he’s a minor”, but we never met because I told her I wasn’t interested.’

Bavel – who was previously involved in a row with Real Madrid and Spain legend Iker Casillas – was appearing on the show on Friday night, after the original news was reported on Thursday.

The new controversy comes after photos were published of Yamal on holiday with Spanish flight attendant and social media influencer Fati Vazquez, who is 29 years old. Spanish magazine Lecturas published images of the pair on a jet ski together on the island of Pantelleria in the south of Sicily.

It followed Yamal and Vazquez posting photos from the same location in recent days, with the pair enjoying a life of luxury that has included going on a boat trip, relaxing by a pool and flying in a helicopter.

Lecturas wrote that the pair ‘don’t want to put a name to their obvious friendship’, but said they ‘get along perfectly’.

‘Their closeness is such that they didn’t hesitate to go on vacation at a key moment,; they added. ‘They wanted to get away from it all and celebrate the season’s many successes.’

The report claimed there is a ‘clear connection between them’ and ‘the age difference is not an obstacle to their understanding’.

Yamal, however, has denied that they are a couple after speaking with gossip expert Javi de Hoyos.

De Hoyos claims ‘he’s been able to speak to Yamal, and he categorically denies that he’s with Vazquez; he says they have nothing going on.

‘Lamine didn’t go to this vacation spot alone, but with other Barca team-mates,’ De Hoyos added.

Vazquez has also spoken out about the backlash she has received, while stating she is 29 years old, after initially being reported as 30.

The influencer said that she has received death threats following the photos of her with Yamal, while stating they are ‘two people who want to have a good time’.

‘I’m getting really p****d off, people are even wishing me dead because of it,’ Vazquez told Spanish television show La familia de la tele.

‘I’m receiving death threats and messages calling me a paedophile.

‘First, I’m 29, I haven’t made it to the thirties yet. I haven’t done anything, haven’t killed anyone. The reactions are just too heavy and it’s even affecting him [Lamine].

‘I don’t want to say anything more or make a big deal out of it or make it morbid, because I think it’s completely unnecessary.

‘We’re just two people who want to have a good time, and that’s it.’

Vazquez shared another post on Instagram, responding to critics, of her in a swimming pool in Italy, with the caption: ‘Imagine talking bad about me and I’m over here like this.’