Spain star looks unrecognisable after sticking to World Cup promise as Lamine Yamal reduced to tears

WORLD Cup winner Gavi has unveiled a shock hairstyle to honour a pre-tournament promise. Two and a half weeks after Ferran Torres fired Spain to glory, Gavi posted pictures on Instagram with spiky neon pink hair. Spain’s 22-year-old star is “a man of his word” Credit: Getty Gavi unveiled his new look on Instagram The Barcelona midfielder had previously declared to Catalan radio station RAC1 that he would ditch his brown locks for the flourescent shade if La Roja lifted the trophy. In a cheeky nod to the now infamous statement, Gavi captioned the reveal: “Un hombre de palabra” – “A man of his word”. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! His selfies with the salmon colour have certainly not gone unnoticed. Lamine Yamal was quick to rib his teammate in the comments. The teenage superstar responded with a string of crying emojis, and will have the chance to make plenty more jibes as the pair return for pre-season at the Nou Camp. Fellow La Masia graduate Toni Martin seemed gutted that Gavi’s hair had gone fuschia, commenting: “NOOOOOOO”. Gavi’s colourful razor-cut also doubled as a memorable birthday present, with Barca’s No6 sharing the style on the same day he turned 22. The birthday boy had his first training session back in Catalonia today, rocking up to the Ciutat Esportica in unmissable style. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Barcelona teammate Lamine Yamal was in tears at Gavi’s fluorescent trim Credit: Getty Gavi has he was a “man of his word” Cucurella got a more permanent reminder – a Luis de la Fuente World Cup trophy tattoo Credit: Instagram / cucurella3 Winning the World Cup has proven to be a double-edged sword for a number of Spain’s squad, with Marc Cucurella also sticking to an eye-catching pre-tournament pledge. The cult defender tattooed Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente onto his body – with even the man himself asking Cucurrella “did you make a mistake?” Comment now