Ansu Fati’s Intentions for the Upcoming Season

At just 21 years old, Ansu Fati hasn’t lost hope of cementing his place in Barcelona’s first team. His ‘Erasmus’ year in the Premier League wasn’t as productive as expected, but Ansu Fati is more convinced than ever that his place is at Barça and that the dream of succeeding in blaugrana colors can still be a reality.

Joao Félix or Ansu Fati, that is the question Ansu Fati’s loan spell at Brighton ends on June 30. The Bissau-born player, developed at La Masia, is under contract with Barça until June 2027. While most reports suggest Barça might seek another loan or a transfer, the final decision lies with the player, and Ansu only has one club in mind: FC Barcelona.

A Barça Fan at Heart Ansu is a devoted Barça fan who keeps track of everything happening at Camp Nou. He watches all of Xavi Hernández’s team’s matches and stays tuned to all the news about his dream club.

In fact, Ansu has always been a keen follower of Barça TV’s youth team broadcasts and is now keeping an eye on the new Barça One platform to stay connected with Barça’s latest updates.

His upbringing in La Masia not only taught him football lessons; his blaugrana feelings are very strong, and living in England has reinforced his bond with everything that being a Barça supporter entails. Last season, Ansu had numerous offers, and one of the most significant was from Sevilla. The reason he didn’t end up playing for the Andalusian club is that the Spanish-Guinean didn’t feel up to facing two matches against Barça. Ansu defends Brighton’s colors this season, but his heart is blaugrana, and his mind tells him he will have a second chance to succeed at the world’s best club.

Confident of Convincing Xavi in Preseason Ansu is convinced that in preseason, he will demonstrate that he is more than ready to return to his form from his early days at Barça. His mindset is to finish the season well at Brighton but prepare thoroughly to start preseason like a rocket and convince Xavi that he can be a very useful asset for the team. It’s not a strategy or anything like that; Ansu believes he will succeed.

Ansu Fati is sure that when Xavi Hernández sees his level in training, he will ultimately earn his approval. In fact, Ansu believes that the 2024-25 season could be his best campaign at Barça.

The Loan Spell at Brighton At Brighton, Ansu Fati has scored four goals and provided one assist in 25 matches and 976 minutes. Although De Zerbi hasn’t consistently given him three consecutive starts, the Italian has always spoken highly of Ansu, describing him as “a great talent.” However, he remains non-committal about his future and claims to have a pending meeting with him.

His figures and feelings are far from those he showed at Barça, where he played 112 matches with 29 goals and 10 assists. The La Masia forward once had a market value of 80 million, far from the current 30 million. Ansu wants to leave injuries and insecurities behind; he feels 100% capable of leveraging his Premier League experience to become the player who amazed the world in his early days at Barça.