Ansu Fati will wear the No.10 shirt at Barcelona this season after Hansi Flick confirmed the 21-year-old is part of his plans.
Barcelona have confirmed that 21-year-old forward Ansu Fati’s will wear the No. 10 shirt for the 2024-25 season, the number he used to wear before joining Brighton on loan last season, Ufabet Sport reports on Monday.
The 21-year-old Spanish international is currently out injured but Hansi Flick has placed immense trust in him. Even after the game against Athletic, the German coach mentioned that he hopes Fati can return at the same level he showed in pre-season.
Fati returned to the club this summer with his future in doubt, but the 21-year-old forward impressed Hansi Flick during pre-season training before suffering a metatarsal injury that kept him out for several weeks.
Despite his injury problems, the club were able to register Fati before the season-opener against Valencia. But the 21-year-old’s jersey number was not confirmed until recently when the Catalan giants confirmed that Fati would wear the number 10 shirt this season.
Fati inherited the No.10 shirt after Lionel Messi left the club ยูฟ่าเบท in the summer of 2021. But with his future uncertain, there have been rumours the club could hand the number to Lamine Yamal. With the 17-year-old winger set to switch to No.19 this season.