Pending official announcement from FC Barcelona and AS Monaco, Ansu Fati will wear the shirt of the team from The Principality during the next season, but he will have to earn a place in the starting XI of the Monegasque team, which has several interesting weapons in attack.

Ansu will play for Monaco on loan with a purchase option of 11 million euros. With this change of scenery, the 22-year-old Spanish international will seek to regain the prominence lost due to the recurring injuries he has suffered in recent seasons.

Monaco will be Ansu's second team on loan, who during the 2023/24 season also arrived in the same way at Brighton in the Premier League.

In this sense, thanks to the intervention of the Monegasque team's technical director, Adi Hütter, who conveyed confidence to him, the now Barça '10' decided to take a new step in his career and join them.

With Monaco, Ansu will be able to play in the next UEFA Champions League; in addition, the team finished in third position during the 2024/25 Ligue 1.

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Direct competition in attack for Ansu

Although the coach of 'The Reds and Whites' spoke with the native of Guinea-Bissau, the striker will have to fight to get definitively into the starting eleven of his new team, which has the following players in attack:

  1. George Ilenikhena: The 18-year-old Nigerian played 916 minutes in 31 matches during the 2024/25 season, in which he managed to score 6 goals and assist on 2 occasions. The center forward with a contract until 2029 arrived at the club from Royal Antwerp for 19 million euros.
  2. Eliesse Ben Seghir: Another piece that will be a competition for Ansu Fati will be the 20-year-old Moroccan left winger. The player during the past year played 2,509 minutes in 46 matches, contributing 9 goals and 4 assists. Ben Seghir is one of the promises to follow in the coming years.
  3. Breel Embolo: The Swiss '9' with a contract in the Monegasque team until 2026 and from Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022 for €12.5M, will be another of the figures to be beaten by Ansu to earn a starting place. Embolo, during the campaign, enjoyed 2,756 minutes in 42 matches; in addition, he scored on 7 occasions and assisted another 9.
  4. Takumi Minamino: The Japanese left winger had 3,063 minutes in 43 matches during the 2024/25 campaign. The player who arrived at Monaco, from Liverpool in 2022 for €15M, scored 9 goals and also collaborated with 5 assists.
  5. Maghnes Akliouche: The 23-year-old French right winger who came from the lower divisions of the Monegasque team enjoyed 3,301 minutes in 43 matches during the past year. His numbers stand out, as he hit the net 7 times and assisted on 12 occasions.
  6. Mika Biereth: The Danish center forward arrived in the winter market at Monaco, from Sturm Graz in exchange for 13 million euros until 2029. In this sense, between the team from Denmark and the French team, the player played 3,337 minutes in 44 games, converting 27 goals and giving 8 assists.

Ansu Fati's great challenge

In this order of ideas, Ansu must regain his confidence to return to the top level demanded by elite football like European football, and what better way to do it in a team like Monaco, which in theory, due to its history, does not have the obligation to win each of the titles it competes for.

The 22-year-old player has another opportunity to overcome his current situation, since in the 2024/25 season he barely played 298 minutes with Barcelona.