Ansu Fati was once tipped to be Barcelona's heir to Lionel Messi, but he has now fallen out of favour under Xavi and could be sold before the transfer window closes
The La Masia starlet who inherited Barca's famous No.10 shirt has fallen out of favour in Catalunya and could leave before the transfer deadline
Ansu Fati was supposed to be the next big thing. A La Masia product who liked to cut in from the wing, take on defenders and fire on goal with deadly precision, he was pretty much the closest player Barcelona had produced to Lionel Messi in years. For 12 glorious months, Ansu looked ready to take up Messi's mantle. He made his debut in September 2019, and tore up La Liga for almost a year. He broke countless records, scored at a better rate than early-career Messi, and, perhaps most importantly, played exciting football. This was the next Messi, the guy Barca could rely on for years to come.
Or so it seemed. Fati would soon descend into injury hell, never really recovering from a knee issue, and suffered a series of muscle problems as a result.
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