Barcelona are looking to make some late moves in the ongoing transfer window, with Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford their top target.
However, any move for the 27-year-old Englishman will only be possible if the Catalans can offload a player or two and create cap space.
As such, ANSU Fati’s name had become a possible candidate for a transfer, given that he does not appear in manager Hansi Flick’s plans. But so far, the Spanish striker has refused to leave.
No repeat of summer 2023
And, Marca reports that Barcelona consider it unlikely that Ansu Fati will change his stance and ensure a late exit as he had done in the summer of 2023.
In fact, in 2023, Fati had refused to leave Barça until the last day of the transfer window, before finally moving to Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan.
However, Barcelona executives do not expect a change in the The Masia The position of the graduates as a player’s decision to stay seems more resolved.
ANSU has not featured significantly in Flick’s plans. He was excluded from the squad for four games in a row in 2025 and, when he was included in the final match against Benfica in the Champions League, it was due to Dani Olmo’s injury.
Despite these decisions by Hansi Flick, FATI remains determined to stay in Barcelona. He believes he can regain a prominent role and is not willing to give up his ambition to once again be a first-choice player for the club, as he was in previous seasons.
He Blaugrana The number 10 wants to continue at the club, a sentiment he has shared with his teammates, coaches and club executives, while his agent, Jorge Mendes, has also communicated the same to the Barcelona administration.
Even though Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are pushing for a late move, the chances of Fati leaving look slim.