While departures are a common occurrence in the world of football, Barcelona themselves are at a point of necessity where certain exits have to take place for the holistic benefit of the club itself.
The Catalan outfit at the moment has already shortlisted two Spanish forwards to sell that it hopes to generate additional funds from, but there are certain hurdles still to overcome for that to happen.
As per Mundo Deportivo, Ansu Fati, 20-year-old La Masia prodigy and one of the two Spaniards listed for transfer, continues to remain adamant that he wishes to stay at FC Barcelona.
Having communicated this already to his representative, Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes, and while he has on him the eyes and interest of various major sides across Europe such as Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain among others, he continues to want to ply his trade for Barcelona.
Moreover, an actual offer from English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers remains on the table but Ansu Fati retains that he will not be joining them this season.
Moreover, the player is reported to believe that he can still contribute massively to Barcelona’s scoring woes and lack of finishers in the team. Apart from the Pichichi winner Robert Lewandowski, Fati’s numbers are proof of his belief.
Possessing the second-best scoring ratio behind the Polish striker as well as being the club’s second top scorer with 10 goals this season, there is reason to believe he could be quite a useful asset to possess.
Whereas Barcelona teammate Raphinha, a 26-year-old Brazilian winger, was deployed much more often than Ansu Fati and accumulated a total of 2,925 minutes for Barca this season during which he scored 10 goals across all competitions, the Spanish forward managed the same tally in 1,827 minutes, a significantly less amount of time.
Ansu Fati also prepares to take on a physical training regime during the summer to help him regain his former physical peaks and mobility, allowing him to potentially once again return to the consistent form he showed when he originally broke through into the first team.
Crazy to sell him right now. Give him another year to show his stuff and, if he doesn’t work out, part ways then. He has a lot of talent, knows where the net is and is only 20.