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What does the future hold for Ansu Fati? That’s the question many FC Barcelona fans were asking themselves this summer. Back after a fairly average loan spell at Brighton (2 goals in 19 Premier League games), the former La Masia prodigy impressed during his first summer training sessions under Hansi Flick. So much so that some were already imagining a renaissance for the Spanish winger.
However, fate has been cruel to him again with a new injury. Nothing too serious – plantar fasciitis – but it is a new obstacle in the path of the player who wanted to prove to the German coach that he could make a place for himself in the squad. But the information published this Monday in Sport are not necessarily very good for the Iberian international.
Mendes will have to get moving
The management has decided: Ansu Fati will have to leave. The decision was made in the last few hours. It is a decision that can be explained by his repeated physical problems, but also for financial reasons. He is indeed one of the highest earners in the squad following his extension in 2021, and Barça must trim down significantly.
The club also considers that there are already enough attacking players in the team, and Deco has already made it clear to Jorge Mendes that he will have to find a club for his protégé by the end of August. In recent weeks, there has been talk of a very strong interest from Sevilla FC in the player, who also grew up in Andalusia. To be continued…
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