22-year-old Barcelona forward adamant to stay at the club despite his precarious situation | OneFootball

Ansu Fati is one of the players in this FC Barcelona squad who is once again having a very difficult season. Having returned to the Blaugrana club after his loan stint with Brighton and Hove Albion last season, the La Masia graduate has been unable to get an important place in Flick’s squad.

In fact, he was not even called up to be a part of the squad for four consecutive matches a few weeks ago, which could clearly have been interpreted as a sign from the Catalan club that they are not counting on him and he should leave in this winter transfer window.

Although Barcelona have been looking to send Fati away, even if on a loan, to help him get back his competitive rhythm for quite some time now, their need for his departure has increased significantly recently as they need more margin on their wage bill to sign the Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

However, even in such a scenario, Mundo Deportivo reports that Fati has already made his decision not to leave and is standing firm on this choice despite the subtle pressure he is receiving from the Blaugrana club.

Fati wants to stay and desires more opportunities to showcase his talent and the chances to get back into the competitive rhythm that will help him become a decisive forward again.

For this purpose, he recently spoke to Hansi Flick and asked the German tactician for advice on how he can improve. Flick responded by telling him to go into matches with no fear of getting injured.

, especially as he was told that he would be treated like any other player if he stayed.

Furthermore, Fati also has several friends in this team, including Araujo, Gavi, Balde, Eric Garcia, and Lamine Yamal, and thus does not want to leave any time soon.