Lamine Yamal has announced that he has split from Nicki Nicole, but denied that cheating allegations were the reason why.The 18-year-old’s controversial relationship with the Argentine rapper, 25, had become well-known in the football world, but it has now come to an end.The pair have removed all traces of each other on their various social media pagesInstagramYamal and Nicole made their relationship public in August, with eyebrows raised over their seven-year age gap, but the latter has attended many Barcelona games since.However, reports had been swirling of the Barca winger potentially cheating on his partner in Milan following El Clásico last weekend.And now, he has spoken out about those rumours whilst almost revealing that he has split from Nicole. Yamal said, via Spanish journalist Javier de Hoyos: “We are not together anymore, it was not for any infidelity. “We have simply parted ways, and that’s it.“Everything that is coming out has nothing to do with us. I’ve not been unfaithful or gotten with someone else.” Hoyos himself also explained some further details, saying: “Lamine Yamal told me that he has broken up with Nicki Nicole, and that it’s not something recent. “It has absolutely nothing to do with the reports about an alleged infidelity.“He stressed that they had already ended their relationship before that well-known trip [to Milan]; they were no longer together at that point.”Alongside Yamal’s comments, he and Nicole no longer have any pictures of each other on their Instagram accounts.Nicole has been a regular at Barcelona games this seasonGettyShe was seen holding Yamal’s shirt during the Champions League win over OlympiacosGettyYamal’s injury concernIt seems that the teenage sensation has been going through a tough time off the pitch – but he’s also struggling on it. Barcelona fear that Yamal is suffering from a chronic groin injury.He has missed five games so far this season with the problem and looked uncomfortable against Real Madrid. And according to Spanish outlet Sport, his fitness woes have been caused by pubalgia, also known as a sports hernia.The condition causes muscles in the pubic area to converge, resulting in discomfort for an individual.There is no obvious cure for the condition, with Barca chiefs said to be fearing that Yamal’s condition is chronic.Yamal confirmed his break-up while reports of a serious injury concern are ongoingGettySo far this season has played eight games across La Liga and the Champions League, scoring three goals. He’s also picked up five assists, with his impact whilst on the pitch still evident despite his lack of fitness. Some criticism has come his way, particularly after a poor performance in El Clásico, which ended in a heated fashion.But overall, his stats continue to impress, and he will hope to be fit enough to feature against Elche on Sunday.Yamal has spent plenty of time on the sidelines with his persistent issueGettyWith the news about his relationship and his injury coming at the same time, though, Yamal will need to retain his focus.“Lamine is good,” Flick insisted in his pre-match news conference. “I just spoke with him. He’s doing good. “Of course, he has some days where he maybe feels some pain, but he really works hard; he improves a lot about these things.“I think he’s on a good evolution, so this is what we can say.”