Ansu Fati was not called up for the start of the season for AS Monaco against Le Havre. The former FC Barcelona player will have to wait a few more days to make his debut for the Monegasque club, to which he arrived on loan from the Blaugrana club for the entire 25/26 season.
The former '10' of the culés joined the practices of the team led by Adolf Hütter this week. For this reason, the Austrian coach has not taken him into account for the first call-up, because he believes that he must continue to get in shape to reach good physical condition to play an official match.
It is worth remembering that Ansu Fati only played 11 games with Barça in the last season, where injuries did not allow him to have continuity. For this reason, the Blaugrana club decided to loan him to a team that could guarantee him a competitive rhythm.
Adi Hütter trusts in Ansu Fati's potential and does not want him to relapse into injuries
"Ansu is a little closer to joining the group than Paul Pogba. In Barcelona he could not work as he should, but I think that in 10 or 15 days he will be more present in training", explained coach Adolf Hütter in July.
The technical director highlighted that the player had a long vacation, so the planning of his training has been different in order to reach the best muscle tone to join the group.
“I want him to return as soon as possible, but as we said at the beginning of the season, we have to be careful with Ansu. We don't want him to relapse or accumulate problems", said the Austrian coach.
Ansu Fati's debut with AS Monaco could take place in September
With the statements issued by the coach of the club of the principality, it is unlikely that Ansu Fati will see minutes in one of the two games that remain during the month of August, LOSC Lille on August 24 and Strasbourg on August 31. The first match in the ninth month of the year will be on September 14, after the break for national teams, when they will face Auxerre.
From the technical staff of the red and white team they consider that he must be in optimal physical condition to face a demanding calendar and adapt to the style of Adolf Hütter, who likes to have players who know how to press high.