It really isn’t that long ago that culers were announcing that Ansu Fati would take up the mantle at Barcelona from Lionel Messi.
The club’s willingness to hand the young striker the fabled No.10 shirt also hinted at the regard in which he was held at the club.
Here was a player that was really going places. Until he wasn’t. Literally.
The injuries that have beset Fati of late are bound to have had an effect on his sharpness, however, with the right care and attention, there’s little reason to think that he won’t be an important player for La Roja in Qatar.