Xavi Hernandez, the FC Barcelona coach, has not really denied the rumors of Ansu Fati’s departure.
The 20-year-old striker has been the subject of much speculation this summer, and FC Barcelona continue to look for ways to increase their leeway to sign players within their salary limits.
Unlike players like Ferran Torres or Raphinha, FC Barcelona don’t have to pay the rest of their transfer fee, meaning all of the money generated from selling Fati would be ‘pure’ profit. This makes him a more interesting player for FC Barcelona.
Earlier in the transfer window, his agent Jorge Mendes told the media that Ansu would not leave the club, but recent reports suggest the winger is now ready to go – to the right club.
Against Tottenham in the Joan Gamper Trophy, Ansu came on with half an hour remaining and ended up scoring the winning goal after some fine action with Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres. After the match, Xavi was asked about his future and gave a cryptic answer to Sport.
“We will see, we depend a lot on Fair Play, he is training and playing very well, but there is a market until August 31 (…) Neymar? I can’t say anything about the names of the other teams. We’ll see what we can do by the end of the month, but I can’t say anything about the names. »
