FC Barcelona completely changes its plans for Ansu Fati

Lamine Yamal is the headliner for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Only 16 years old, the right winger has everyone in agreement after a great season at club level and a Euro 2024 that is so far satisfactory. A dream season for the young player trained at La Masia. Ansu Fati (21 years old) has experienced this kind of upward trajectory well. Debuting shortly before his 17th birthday and becoming a Spanish international at 17 years and 10 months, the Bissau native had a brilliant debut during the 2019/2020 season (8 goals and 1 assist in 33 matches). He started off very strongly the following season, but was quickly sent to the infirmary following a torn meniscus. After two complicated seasons and a 2022/2023 campaign in which he found his rhythm without convincing that he could be more than a substitute (10 goals and 4 assists in 51 matches), Ansu Fati had to move away from Catalonia.

On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, Ansu Fati started off rather well, but gradually disappeared from circulation, also falling back into his bad habits on a physical level (4 goals and 1 assist in 30 matches). An unflattering record for the player who did not return to a strong position at FC Barcelona. Nevertheless, the latter did not want to give up and wanted to have a new chance for the 2024/2025 season. “I’m 100%. I work hard because I think there’s always room for improvement. I spend a lot of hours in the gym. Some people think that Ansu lives with injuries and, in the end, I’ve spent two years without an injury (…) I’m a young player, I’ve been at the club for many years and for me, playing for Barça is my biggest dream.”he explained at the beginning of June in an interview for World Sports.

Ansu Fati has been given a new chance

A position that is not really in line with what FC Barcelona wanted. The Catalan club, which must save money on the transfer window, has wanted for several weeks to push him towards leaving, whether on loan or with a permanent transfer. However, the situation is about to change. According to World Sportsthe player’s motivation to succeed at Barcelona would push the Catalan club to change its approach. Thus, the Blaugranas would like to give him the best possible physical preparation so that he can reach the fullness of his physical sensations. The Catalan media also adds that a conversation between Ansu Fati and Deco would have changed things.

Speaking for almost an hour, the two men were able to find common ground. The FC Barcelona sports director told Ansu Fati that he was counting on him, just like coach Hans-Dieter Flick. However, he warned him that the competition would be strong and that he would have to fight hard to hope to play. Under contract until June 2027, Ansu Fati will therefore stay one more season at FC Barcelona and will have the opportunity to show that he can definitely establish himself with his training club. If some clubs will try his luck, like Sevilla FC, as indicated Sportthe player’s position seems to hold and has even managed to make FC Barcelona bend.