Barcelona prodigy’s agent coy on future: “We’ll see what happens”

Earlier today, reports had emerged claiming that Jorge Mendes will be in Barcelona to discuss the future of young forward Ansu Fati with the club officials.

Now, Jijantes have confirmed that the superagent has landed in Barcelona and even managed to get a quote from him about his plans during his visit.

Speaking to the media, Mendes revealed that he was in town to meet with Fati’s family and hold talks with them. The Portuguese superagent then went on to praise the 20-year-old forward but was coy about his future at Barcelona.

“I’ve come to talk with Ansu’s family. He is a great player and has shown his worth at Barça before the injury. He is a phenomenon..now we’ll see what happens,” Mendes told Jijantes.

Once regarded as the future of this Barcelona team, Fati has found it hard to get going this season as game-time has been very limited even though his injury woes appear to be a thing of the past.

Even though the Spanish international has played more than 40 games across all competitions, only 11 of them have been starts in La Liga.

The situation has not gone down well with Fati’s camp, who are said to be pushing him to leave the club in the summer. But the La Masia graduate remains firm on his stance of wanting to stay and succeed at the club.

Barcelona, for their part, are reportedly open to offers for Fati as they look to lower their salary mass as well as generate revenue.

The 20-year-old has a market in the Premier League and it has been claimed that Mendes has assured the Blaugrana that he will get offers worth €70 million for the youngster from England.

Mendes’ arrival in Barcelona and meeting with Fati, his family, as well as the club officials could be crucial in deciding what lies next for the 20-year-old.

With the Catalans needing to make a big sale before June 30, it might not come as a surprise to see Fati be the one to be headed out of the doors.