Tyga 'confirms' relationship with Kylie Jenner as he posts snap of 17-year-old saying she 'captured my heart'

Rapper Tyga appeared to confirm his rumoured relationship with 17-year-old Kylie Jenner with an Instagram posting.

The 25-year-old posted a picture of the teenage reality star with the caption: 'Certain things catch your eye, but only few capture the heart.'

The pair have long been linked romantically but until his cryptic social media posting on Friday he had roundly denied the allegations.

So the rumours are true? Rapper Tyga appeared to confirm his rumoured relationship with 17-year-old Kylie Jenner with an Instagram posting on Friday

Romantic posting: The pair have long been linked romantically but until his cryptic social media posting on Friday he had roundly denied the allegations

Fans of the rapper appeared to be none-too-pleased by the post as several of his followers took to Instagram to voice their opinions.

One fan with the username @stephben07, made light of how Kylie is still short of the 18-year-old age of consent in California as they wrote: 'how has no one called the cops yet?'

Instagram user @hotgyalnana made light of Tyga's recent denial over the rumoured relationship with the comment: 'what the!! He needs to stop contradicting himself.'

Outrage: Some of Tyga's fans were not happy about the rapper's heartfelt post