Ansu Fati keeps the door firmly shut on a Barça exit

Barca coach Xavi Hernandez has left the door open for Ansu Fati to leave before the August transfer window closes. The Blaugrana are open to selling him, but the player has made it abundantly clear that he wants to stay and will not consider any of the offers.

Barça had received direct interest from a Premier League club who would be willing to pay around 50 million euros for Ansu and there are options in Saudi Arabia as well.

Ansu Fati has prepared himself thoroughly over the last few months to thrive at Barça and after his renewal, he made it quite clear that he wants to stay at the Blaugrana. He has looked fresher and quicker and has once again been decisive, but the coaches do not see him as a starter and have already made it clear that for now, he will not feature regularly. The message has been clear, but Ansu wants to keep fighting.

At the beginning of the summer, Ansu rejected a proposal from Wolverhampton in a swap deal with Rúben Neves. Barça would have accepted it, but the academy player closed his eyes and there were serious tensions with his agent, Jorge Mendes, who was also of the opinion that the best thing was for him to leave to become a starter in a challenging sporting project.