The departure of an unwanted star from Hansi Flick’s first team star already has an official date … More
The departure of an unwanted star from Hansi Flick’s first team star already has an official date according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Ansu Fati was once considered the future of the club after breaking a number of youngest goalscorer and appearance maker records at the turn of the decade as a 17-year-old.
He should be considered the Lamine Yamal of his era, and likewise, the amount of minutes that a cash-strapped Barca which suffered a financial crisis put into his legs should be a cautionary tale for how to handle the Euro 2024 winner’s career.
Injuries have been the biggest obstacle of Ansu’s trajectory, and each time it has looked as though he had a fresh chance to impress a new coach such as Xavi Hernandez or Hansi Flick, the 22-year-old has come up short.
Mostly on the bench in Barca’s 2024/2025 domestic treble-winning campaign after initially catching Flick’s eye in preseason training but then picking up an ankle knock, Ansu has been linked with AS Monaco as of late.
Reports about the loan move with a loan deal initially emerged during the last week of the season, then cooled off.
Heading towards the last days of June, however, it has since re-emerged with SPORT reporting a total agreement between the two clubs in question on matters such as what percentage of Ansu’s wages Monaco will pay (60% of a reported $14 million), how much the option to buy clause will be worth and what Barca would need to hand over for him to return should he kick on again in Ligue 1.
Now that Ansu has passed his medical with a club that has already unveiled ex-Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, his loan will be announced on July 1, which is information that has also been relayed by transfer market Fabrizio Romano.
With a change of airs, Ansu might be able to enjoy his football again and show the sort of form that made Culers so excited about him around the time of the pandemic.
Lamine will become FC Barcelona’s new number 10
In light of Ansui’s departure, the forward will hand over the number 10 shirt he inherited from FC Barcelona icon Lionel Messi according to Mundo Deportivo. The jersey’s next owner will be Lamine, who will face pressure to live up to the likes of Messi and Ronaldinho that have donned it before.
