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The noise started around Ansu Fati and the news of the player’s possible departure due to many factors: he does not participate much in matches, Barcelona will need some important sales in the summer and clubs like United need strikers to fix their problems.
Ansu Fati is a very desirable player and in the Blaugrana club they know about the movements of other clubs but this is not the time to do anything, and Barcelona will not be active in selling him.
The idea of both the sports administration and the technical staff is to unite around the player and spread hope, as Xavi said, that things will go well for him and that things will return to normal. There are months left for the summer, and they are confident that the situation will turn around, although all scenarios are open.
During the last season, the player who was put on the market was Frenkie de Jong. The Dutchman had not quite adapted to Xavi’s way of playing and was tired of being the first change in every game or being on the bench so much. His situation prompted Manchester United to attack, and then Chelsea joined the war, but the determination to continue kept De Jong in the team.
It was a bad situation for the club, and therefore, Barcelona do not want this to happen again with Fati. If the sale is to take place in the future, it will be in the event that the player himself makes the decision and announces his desire to leave and not to be put on the market by the club. This step has not yet been taken.
It is true that Ansu was expected to play more after recovering from injury, but the competition is great in the attacking line and Xavi now chooses to play with 4 midfielders. This drawing worked and he won’t change it between now and the end of the season.
Lewandowski has a safe place and Dembele, when he recovers, will be the undisputed other striker. Barring a big upset, Ansu Fati will continue to be on the bench for important matches and patience has its limits.
The player’s agent is Jorge Mendes who is always one step ahead of others because of what can happen and has solutions for Fati’s future on the table.
Premier clubs like Manchester United will be in a position to put a lot of money on the table, and at this point, it will be necessary to make a decision.
It will all be in the player’s hands, but don’t doubt that an offer of nearly €100m, as much as it hurts, could be a relief for everyone. And more than that for Barcelona, who may use it as an economic lever to give a new touch to the project.
Source: Sport
