Barcelona youngster’s agent given green light to bring in offers worth €40 million

In a major development, Javi Miguel of AS is reporting that Barcelona have given the green light to Jorge Mendes, the agent of Ansu Fati, to bring in offers worth €40 million for the forward in the summer.

Ansu was tipped as the face of the new-look Barcelona side post the departure of Lionel Messi. The 20-year-old was even handed the legendary #10 jersey back in 2021. However, injuries have derailed the youngster’s progression at Spotify Camp Nou.

While he has recovered to full fitness this term, Fati has failed to earn a regular spot in manager Xavi Hernandez’s starting XI and has had to make do with minutes off the bench regularly.

Ansu’s situation had angered his father, Bori Fati, who launched a tirade against Barcelona in a recent interview.

The club have always maintained publicly that they have faith in the 20-year-old and will not look to sell him. But the reality is that they need to make sales in the summer in order to generate revenue and cut down their wage bill to deal with the Financial Fair Play issues.

And, as per the report, it is Fati and his fellow Spanish forward Ferran Torres, who are the likeliest to be shown the exit doors in the summer.

Given that the 20-year-old is a product of the club’s youth academy and there was no fee invested in his signing, all proceeds generated from his sale can be written down as profits, which increases his chances of leaving.

As per the report, Jorge Mendes has now been given the green light to bring in offers worth €40 million for Fati.

The Spanish international has admirers in the Premier League, where clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have all been linked. Recent reports even suggested that the Red Devils would be the likeliest option for Fati in case of an exit.

With Barcelona now ready to sanction an exit, it will be interesting to see if any of the aforementioned clubs act on their interest.