Lamine Yamal is spotted leaving the hospital following a visit to his father after he was stabbed 'multiple times' on Wednesday... with the Barca star, 17, earlier reporting for training

Lamine Yamal was spotted leaving the hospital where his father is recovering from a shocking stabbing, reported on Wednesday, after having reported in for training at his club Barcelona that morning. 

Yamal's father Mounir Nasraoui, 35, was in the Spanish town of Mataro where he is understood to have been attacked before being rushed to the hospital. 

According to La Vanguardia, local residents claimed Nasraoui got into an argument with some individuals while walking his dog, with the dispute resulting in a fight before he was stabbed multiple times.

Naturally, his concerned son later attended him in hospital, and was seen leaving the facility in Badalona near Barcelona after attending a training session. 

Nasraoui would later show signs of recovery, breaking his silence on social media, however reports then emerged that he has 'history' with the three alleged attackers going back 'a long way', as per Spanish outlet Marca. 

Nasraoui remains in hospital in a stable condition as it is said that an investigation into the incident, which took place at 9.10pm on Wednesday night, is still ongoing, though police confirmed they have arrested three men they were questioning. 

A spokesman for the regional Mossos d'Esquadra police force said on Thursday morning: '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 mens' 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.'

Police are said to have been alerted by a man described locally as Mounir's best friend following the stabbing in Frank Marshall Street.

A well-placed police source said on Thursday: 'The knife wounds the victim suffered haven't affected any vital organ and his life is not in danger.'

A fourth man is still being hunted by police according to local reports.

Mounir was admitted to an intensive care unit in Barcelona but is expected to be transferred to a normal ward.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta was among those who visited the Barcelona winger's dad on Wednesday night in hospital following the stabbing.

Nasraoui has been his son's biggest supporters over the years and was present as 17-year-old Yamal secured the European Championship title with Spain where they beat England in the final.

Yamal was Spain's star of the tournament, with his father previously declaring that the rising superstar could 'be greater than [Lionel] Messi.' 

Nasraoui lives in the Rocafonda neighbourhood of Mataro where Yamal was raised and still honours the area with his '304' celebration that see's him reference the area's postcode.

The 35-year-old dad hails from Morocco, but moved to Spain as a nine-year-old where he later met Yamal's mother Sheila Ebana, with the pair later giving birth to their football prodigy son in 2007.

He had aspirations to become a footballer in Spain's professional ranks, but was unable to make the grade and subsequently moved into employment where he took up several jobs to make ends meet.

Nasraoui - who is two-years younger than Yamal's Spain team-mate Jesus Navas - followed his son around Germany as Spain starred to become Euro 2024 champions.