He ended up breaking down. Ansu Fati leaves FC Barcelona to join Brighton in the Premier League on loan. The English club has just communicated the news. “We are happy to confirm the signing of Ansu Fati on a season-long loan from Barcelona.” For Roberto De Zerbi, this is about“good business for all of us. I’m sure Ansu will help us achieve a new goal and we can help him get back to the level he deserves.”
A few weeks ago, this movement would probably not have been taken seriously. On the one hand, the 20-year-old winger did not want to leave his training club, but his poor form, which has been going on for a while now, finally convinced the Blaugranas to let him go to relaunch elsewhere. Since the start of the season, Fati has fallen back in the hierarchy, falling behind Raphinha, Torres and now the young Lamine Yamal (16).
De Zerbi convinced Fati
Despite interesting statistics (10 goals and 4 assists in 51 games in all competitions last season) and a lot of playing time, the Spanish international sees his progression curve being on a gentle slope. The breath of fresh air brought in three years ago has faded. Although he took over Lionel Messi’s number 10 when he joined PSG, Fati needed a boost in his still young career.
Courted by a few big clubs, it was finally played out between Tottenham and Brighton. According to very close to Spurs, he finally changed his mind after the phone call from Roberto De Zerbi, who managed to convince him. Brighton are far from being a tenor in the Premier League but between Graham Potter, and now De Zerbi, the club are making a name for themselves in England. It’s up to Ansu Fati to prove that he is indeed part of the big leagues.
