FC Barcelona It was last January
EFE
ANDn the last few days much has been said about a succulent offer of a club by Ansu Fati. That club, there has been talk of Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund, will be willing to pay a whopping 100 million for this 17 year old boy who is on his way to becoming a figure in Barcelona. The reality is not exactly like that, but it is true that this possibility was raised long ago.
It was during negotiations that Barcelona had with Braga to sign Trincao. An operation in which Jorge Mendes was involved. At that time, last January, a major club was looking forward to making a strong investment in a young player from the future. His first target was Joao Flix, the footballer of the Atlético de Madrid with whom Cholo was not counting too much at that time. And so he passed it on to Mendes.
However the Atlético de Madrid was not ready to part from a player they had signed a few months ago for 126 million euros. It was then that the name Ansu Fati came up. That club will be willing to put those 100 million on the table to sign him.
It was then that they consulted Barcelona the possibility, although they were aware that the azulgrana club was not for the work of parting with the footballer. And so it was. Barcelona said not to sell the footballer. At that time, in addition, the team was very short of forwards with the injuries of Luis Surez and Dembl. At no time was a formal offer made, it was a consultation.
All this happened before the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the topic has not reopened. Right now the entire economic context in football has changed radically. Clubs have very little cash to undertake large signings and most will be done through the barter formula. Very few clubs will be able to put in such large expenses to reinforce their rosters.
Ansu Fati renewed with Barcelona last December, although it was really an economic improvement and a shield for the footballer. The termination clause went from 100 to 170 million and this will rise to 400 at the time he has a professional record with the Barça club.
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