HE REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM HIS MATES
Ansu Fati spoke with the Barça captains before taking Messi's '10'
Published:7/09/2021 - 11:33h
Updated:7/09/2021 - 11:33h
Joan Laporta told in an interview that Ansu Fati decided to ask permission from his most veteran teammates before choosing the '10' that Leo Messi left vacant. The president praised the bravery of the Barça jewel, which is one of the club's future values
The painful exit of Leo Messi of the FC Barcelona left vacant the already legendary dorsal '10' of the Argentinian. Since Ronaldinho left it free in 2008, the one of Rosario has been the attendant of lucir this number that so many and so many stars before that he had carried. Thirteen years after this, a new footballer of the house will carry with responsibility and with a lot of pride this number in the Barça.
Ansu Fati Will be the attendant of lucir the '10' the season that comes after a decision that took between the own attacker and the entity, that offered him this possibility. Joan Laporta admitted that it was the club the one who posed it to him, although it left clear that the alone forward accessed to remain the number with the seen well of the captains of the team. Without that "yes", the Hispanic-guinean did not want to engage to do something so symbolic like this.
"It was a very brave gesture by his part", elogió the president of the Barcelona. "In fact when it posed him , it said that it would remain with the '10' if the captains gave him permission", continued, explaining this secret. Sergio Busquets, Gerard Hammered, Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba were in favour of this decision and Ansu did not have doubts in taking the witness of Messi after the exit of the of Rosario to Paris Saint-Germain.
Besides, Laporta admitted that the decision of Fati allowed to the Barça can include another player for the first team, since in case of not to have it elected would have been a dorsal free and his index card also had remained without occupying. "Besides, thanks to this can use an index card more than the first team, because this dorsal had a lot weight and logically anybody wanted to assume it", affirmed the mandator.
Ansu Never has been up for sale
On the other hand, 'Jan' also wanted to leave clear that the club in any moment put on sale to Ansu, denying the informations that ensured this. "It is not truth that put to Ansu Fati on sale. I think that at the end all finish distorting. What himself is truth is that they said us that there was an offer of Fati by one hundred million euros, think that went out until in the press. I think that it was the English club. Neither we receive the proposal neither had to Fati on sale", signalled the president.
