Fati's father hits out at Barcelona, telling son to leave over lack of game time

The La Masia graduate emerged onto the scene as a 16-year-old, and inherited the No.10 shirt when Lionel Messi left for Paris-Saint Germain in the summer of 2021.

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Fati has endured persistent injury setbacks, but having overcome them, he since found game time limited under boss Xavi.

The 20-year-old has started just nine matches so far this season, and featured 15 times for the LaLiga leaders off the bench.

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His father Bori has revealed to Spanish radio station Cope he is angry over the situation, advising his son to leave the Camp Nou.

A meeting is expected to take place in due course between Ansu's father, Ansu himself and agent Jorge Mendes over the teenagers future.

Fati, who is under contact at Barcelona until the summer of 2027, has no plans to leave the Catalan giants, with Barca chiefs Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany insisting he is part of the clubs future.

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have all previously been linked with the talented teenager.

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"At Barca they tell me that they have bet a lot on Ansu, they tell me that clearly," Bori Fati said.

"When I sat down with Jorge Mendes, the first thing he told me was that Ansu wants to stay and will continue playing for Barcelona.

"But I, as a father, thought otherwise, and Ansu doesn't agree with that.

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"What bothers me is how they are treating Ansu for minutes. One minute, two minutes, three minutes, that's what bothers me."

Bori he has not ruled out Sevilla or even Real Madrid as potential future destinations for his son.

"I think a lot about Sevilla, about going home," Bori said. "Right now I wouldn't value an offer from Madrid, because Ansu wouldn't accept it. I can't put Ansu where he doesn't want to.

"But I will never speak ill of Madrid because they are two clubs very big and you never know what the world is going to bring you.

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"You never know where it is going to take you."