Monaco launches for Ansu Fati: new Champions destination for the azulgrana?

Published:23/05/2025 - 07:32h

Updated:23/05/2025 - 07:32h

Ansu Fati returns to the market radar. Monaco, qualified for the next Champions League, is already making moves to acquire the Barça attacker.

Destiny has some irony when you are defeated by the one who then wants to sign you. That's what happened to Ansu Fati: the Stade Louis II witnessed his fleeting two-minute appearance on a night where Monaco defeated Barça (2-1) in the group stage of the Champions League. Today, that same club intends to take him to their trench.

The 22-year-old Spanish-Guinean attacker, with a contract with FC Barcelona until 2027, cannot find space in the culé rotation. He has only played 298 minutes in eleven games this season. The shadow of injuries and the fierce competition for minutes have turned who was a dazzling promise into an almost ghostly figure.

But in the Principality they do not forget his brilliance. According to Mundo Deportivo, AS Monaco has already started contacts to sign him. The team of Austrian coach Adi Hütter, who finished third in Ligue 1 and have their ticket secured to the league phase of the next Champions League, want to strengthen their attack with young, explosive talent with international experience.

Ansu Fati: a story of promises, injuries and decisions

Ansu not only deals with statistics; also with the narrative. That precocious irruption in Barça seemed to announce a natural heir to Messi's throne. But the injuries, like storms that devastate a flower garden, interrupted his ascent. Brighton was his last loan destination. Now, the present demands decisions.

Deco, sports director of Barça, hinted in RAC1 that the exit door is not closed. With an ambiguous and diplomatic tone, he stated: "He is a player with a contract, we are happy with him. If he wants more minutes, we will talk about it". Free translation: if he wants to fly, we loosen his wings.

Monaco, springboard or final destination

AS Monaco is not just a glamorous club; it is a quarry for relaunching careers. Names like Mbappé, James Rodríguez or Bernardo Silva have shone there before jumping to the elite. For Ansu, it could be a turning point: a new Champions League, a less mediatic league but more tolerant with those who need minutes.

The dilemma is classic: stay in greatness without space or look for minutes away from the Camp Nou. The decision, as always in modern football, mixes heart, contract and calculation. But there is something clear: when Monaco asks, it is because it smells dormant talent.