Barcelona director of Football Deco stated on Sunday that it was a necessity for Ansu Fati to leave the club to continue his development this summer. It seems that the Blaugrana is making progress for this.
The Blaugrana have tried to turn on Fati for the past two years, without signing that he can get the regular minutes he needs to fully recover from his injury problems in Barcelona. This summer the problem is again particularly accumulating because of its high wages. That has become a stumbling block between himself and as Monaco, while they negotiate a deal for the 23-year-old.
A deal for Fati was supposed to be close in June, but the two parties could not agree on a percentage of his wages for the French side to assume. However, FootmerCato says that Barcelona demanded a permanent deal for Fati, but now that the door to a loan movement has opened. They say that discussions are making progress again, where Monaco covers a percentage of his wage. The French side would like to pack it in the coming days.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the two parties now complete the details of the deal, which will be a loan with an option to buy. It is not clear how much that option will be worth, but Fati is expected to undergo a medical this week.
Fati wanted to make things work in Barcelona under Hansi Flick, and there were positive words from the last season of the German. But when the campaign progressed, Flick began to criticize Fati's effort levels, while Fati became frustrated by his lack of playing time. Already in March it was reported that all parties would look for an exit this summer. This season he only succeeded in 298 minutes and was unable to get to the score sheet.