Ansu Fati (loaned to Brighton)

The winger became the youngest Barça player in 78 years - a step he could have also taken at Real Madrid or Sevilla FC, as the father of the Guinea-Bissau-born youngster, Boris Fati, revealed. In Sevilla, the prospect once lived with his family.

“We were in Sevilla and Real Madrid offered me even better conditions for my son than Barça,” the senior said in a radio interview with the COPE network. The people in charge of the Catalans tried to get his son harder and presented the better arguments, however. “They came to my house with the contract and convinced us.” Barcelona’s decisive advantage was the educational training at the club’s La Masia academy.

Sevilla were chanceless to keep hold of the winger at an early stage already after they signed him as a seven-year-old. When Fati was nine years old, sporting director Monchi was outraged about Barcelona approaching the player, according to the father, and suspended him for one year, also because they did not accept a financially better offer from Sevilla. “He asked me how much they offered and told me we should sign for Sevilla.” As a ten-year-old, Fati finally joined Barça’s youth setup.

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tacticvarium said:

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Fantastic news

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khaled_a_d said:

Awful one IMO, on almost every level

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DonAK said:

Why?

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khaled_a_d said:

1-For him, Spain has the tendency to call players to 1st team, ensure they can't switch and then let them go. If he never turns out great he will regret it, just like Munir & Bojan.
2-Whether he turns out good or average, Africa lost another important talent. There is almost no hope of getting a new Weah with players prefering to play for European powerhouse.
3-For us, it is granted he will be used way more with NT than with Guinea. FIFA virus will be in full effect (obviously if he turns out good, if he doesn't he won't last long anyway)

That being said, if he really feels more "Spanish" than being Guinean then good for him. For me I always say players should choose teams based on the nation they feel they belong to.

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khaled_a_d said:

1-For him, Spain has the tendency to call players to 1st team, ensure they can't switch and then let them go. If he never turns out great he will regret it, just like Munir & Bojan.
2-Whether he turns out good or average, Africa lost another important talent. There is almost no hope of getting a new Weah with players prefering to play for European powerhouse.
3-For us, it is granted he will be used way more with NT than with Guinea. FIFA virus will be in full effect (obviously if he turns out good, if he doesn't he won't last long anyway)

That being said, if he really feels more "Spanish" than being Guinean then good for him. For me I always say players should choose teams based on the nation they feel they belong to.

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khaled_a_d said:

1-For him, Spain has the tendency to call players to 1st team, ensure they can't switch and then let them go. If he never turns out great he will regret it, just like Munir & Bojan.
2-Whether he turns out good or average, Africa lost another important talent. There is almost no hope of getting a new Weah with players prefering to play for European powerhouse.
3-For us, it is granted he will be used way more with NT than with Guinea. FIFA virus will be in full effect (obviously if he turns out good, if he doesn't he won't last long anyway)

That being said, if he really feels more "Spanish" than being Guinean then good for him. For me I always say players should choose teams based on the nation they feel they belong to.

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