MOTHER of Manchester City's Manuel 'Nolito' Agudo, Rocío, says she lives as a squatter and begs outside a supermarket whilst her son earns €116,000 a week in the UK and does not give her a penny.
Nolito has not commented on the story, which has made international headline news in both countries.
Rocío Agudo, 46, has even spoken to British left-wing tabloid The Mirror, admitting she has been in prison, and is now 'trying to rebuild herself' after a lifetime of heroin addiction and working as a prostitute.
She now has no income, so she squats in an empty flat in the family's home town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz province) and begs outside a supermarket every day.
Nolito and his mother had a row a year ago via WhatsApp, Rocío said, and her son told her she 'had a black soul' ('una alma negra') and that she only ever contacted him when she wanted something.
He is said to have told her to steal food if she cannot eat, and told her in no uncertain terms 'where to go'.
Nolito has a brother, Jesús and sister, Candela, both aged six, who squat and beg with their mother.
Rocío says the player used to pay her rent on her apartment in Sanlúcar, but stopped doing so and she had to break into a repossessed flat and set up camp there illegally.
She said she had reproached her eldest son for hiring a cleaner for his flat in Manchester instead of getting her to do the job.
Clearly, the problems with Nolito and his mother date back long before – the 29-year-old has always considered his grandparents, Rocío's mum and dad, as his own parents.
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