Lamine Yamal: 3 Signs The Barcelona Prodigy and Nicki Nicole’s Love May Be Over

Barcelona teen sensation Lamine Yamal and Argentine singer Nicki Nicole seemed to have sealed their romance in late August, but within a week eagle-eyed fans noticed that all traces of their love had disappeared from Instagram.

The sudden turnaround has sparked wild gossip: has the young football sensation and the Latin Grammy-nominated rapper already broken up?

Pulse Sports analyzes the three signs that suggest that there's a likelihood of them breaking up.

August 25 was the day Yamal made news after sharing a birthday photo with Nicki Nicole.

He hugged her waist in the picture while both of them smiled by a cake — a clear sign of how close they are. It was the first official word on their on-again, off-again dating rumors for most fans, closing months of intrigue.

But on September 1, the fans noticed that post was erased. The photo, which was the only concrete evidence of their relationship, had vanished from Yamal's Instagram page.

Even more telling, Nicole had nothing of Yamal on her own page too. The erasure fueled speculations that the couple's relationship hit a rough patch.

Because the post was removed, neither Nicole nor Yamal has commented on their status. That only added fuel to the fire even further.

Nicole has already been open about her relationships — she even publicly announced that she and singer Peso Pluma had recently broken up. So for her to be suddenly silent about her relationship is all the more noticeable.

Meanwhile, Yamal, with over 38.3 million Instagram followers, is far from being new to the media spotlight. Nevertheless, despite the widespread speculation, he has so far kept mum on the matter.

Some followers have pointed out that Yamal's affectionate birthday wish could never have been intended as an eternal word.

It has been reported that the picture appeared only in his Instagram stories — not in his main feed.

Stories, as ephemeral posts, disappear after 24 hours. If so, then perhaps the relationship was not quite as "Instagram official" as everyone had presumed.

Either way though, whether it was a story or a feed post, the truth is: neither Nicole nor Yamal has openly flaunted their connection since.

Nicki Nicole, 24, is Argentina's most successful artist so far, with eight Latin Grammy nominations and performing with top stars like Christina Aguilera and Becky G. Yamal, just 18, is already one of the world's finest players and one of the favorites for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

Their six-year age gap and celebrity statuses turned their romance into a huge issue.