Barcelona’s number 10 jersey could be vacant again after Ansu Fati is looking for options for a potential move to the Premier League, but Xavi Hernandez believed it would be really unrealistic speculation.
Ansu Fati was considered among the futures of Barcelona after the Spanish forward showed promise since his promotion to the first team from the club’s ‘La Masia’ academy.
Ansu Fati: "When I was very little, I could have signed for Madrid. At the time, they didn't have a place for young kids to stay and study, unlike La Masia. That is why I signed for Barça." pic.twitter.com/GNslJyNnYc
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) December 22, 2022
Fati was Barcelona’s main man prior to his injury which kept him out for the entire of last season and now the youngster is finding it difficult to break into the first team, thanks to Barca’s significant summer signings.
The successor of Lionel Messi has taken part in only seven games out of Barcelona’s last twenty despite being fit is an issue Jorge Mendes, the agent of Fati addressed to the manager Xavi Hernandez.
The Spaniard told his agent to look for options and if a good offer comes, he will be on his way while Arsenal remains interested following the breakdown of the Mudryk contract as well as Manchester United.
United linked with Ansu Fati transfer #mufc https://t.co/rTJWb2j4kO pic.twitter.com/XoZdrbHSE0
— Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) February 5, 2023
However, Xavi remained optimistic about the availability of Ansu Fati despite the unhappiness of the forward, and he assured that Fati will be with the team and have a proper game time when the right time comes.
“At the moment, nobody is transferable. The transfer market is over, I don’t know what we are doing talking about sales, we are playing for the season.”- Xavi Hernandez said.
“We are talking about the sale of Ansu, which has not been discussed in the whole month of January. I don’t understand it and even less so in the Barcelona environment. I have a lot of hope for him.”- He further added.
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"I don't understand why this is being talked about now in our press conferences, There is no transfer window now so Ansu is not for sale. #MUFC #ManUtd #ManUnited pic.twitter.com/qPYFEH85hk— MUMU Football (@MUMUfootball) February 11, 2023
Barcelona is currently sitting on top of the La Liga point table and after getting knocked out of the UEFA Champions League, Xavi will be desperate to bring this trophy back to Catalonia and he will be hoping that Fati is a part of it.
