Ansu Fati, in training at the Ciutat Esportiva

THE CELTA COACH INSISTS ON SIGNING ANSU

The factor that hinders the possible arrival of Ansu Fati at Celta de Vigo

Published:22/01/2025 - 17:41h

Updated:23/01/2025 - 09:20h

The coach of Celta de Vigo, Claudio Giráldez, has requested the Galician club to sign Ansu Fati. However, the operation is very complex for the club due to the salary factor

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Celta de Vigo seems very interested in signing Ansu Fati, although financially it does not seem willing to make an interesting offer to FC Barcelona for his loan. Coach Claudio Giráldez would have requested the signing of the Barcelona academy player, but the Galician board is not in a position to take on the salary burden that the 22-year-old forward represents. Furthermore, the player's stance would not help to successfully carry out the negotiations.

Initially, beyond being practically 'sentenced' by Hansi Flick, the winger does not seem willing to leave for another club in January. However, the club's stance is firm regarding his departure, as long as an offer arrives that satisfies the interests of the culés. Barcelona hopes to receive at least 20 million euros for the transfer of the player from Bissau, a figure that practically no team will pay at this moment for the '10'.

The Celta offer for Ansu, unfeasible for Barcelona

Alternatively, a loan in which the club frees itself from a majority percentage of the forward's salary is the most feasible way to finalize his departure in the winter market. However, the latest reports indicate that Celta would only be willing to take on 1 million of the almost 14 'kilos' gross that Ansu earns per year, an offer that Barcelona will not accept under any circumstances. Although the Spanish international risks spending the entire semester without playing, sending him to another rival in LaLiga under those terms is absurd.

Fati was not called up for four of the last five matches by Hansi Flick and recently reappeared on the Barcelona bench in the Champions League match against Benfica (he did not play). In 2025, he played only 28 minutes in the rout against Barbastro (0-4). Besides Celta, Sevilla and Betis have also shown interest in his loan, but for now, there are no updates on a formal offer from the Andalusian teams. In England, West Ham and Tottenham have also been mentioned as possible destinations for the '10' culé.