Despite being seen as one of the brightest prospects to come out of La Masia in years, Ansu Fati has struggled to develop into a great player to date, as injuries have hindered his progress.
He was hoping to put that behind him this season, now that he’s fully fit, but Xavi has only used him sparingly, or at least less than expected, which has led to stories that clubs such as Manchester United are lurking in hope of striking a deal in the summer.
Cuatro in Spain cover the current situation on Friday, and explain that the Spain international’s value is crumbling down, and ‘without brakes’.
That’s because, despite playing in almost every game this season, he has only accumulated a few starts, with a lot of his minutes coming from the bench.
The website state the player is now ‘only worth €35m’, which will be even more reason for clubs such as Manchester United to eye up a deal in the summer.
While the player wants to ‘continue with Barcelona’, he also only wants to do so ‘if they give him more minutes’.
It’s recalled that Manchester United already tried to sign him in 2020 for more than €100m, which was never accepted by their president at the time, and that could now be a bit of a regret.
Cuatro explain that if Fati will not be guaranteed time on the pitch by Xavi, he would then ‘prefer a departure’.
Therefore, with his value nearly halving and Manchester United lurking, this summer could be the one that sees the winger try something new.
