BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Ansu Fati, as soon as billed as Lionel Messi’s successor at Barcelona, will play on mortgage at Brighton this season.
The 20-year-old Spain ahead, who hadn’t been used as an everyday starter below Barcelona coach Xavi, signed with the Premier League membership on Friday.
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“This can be a nice deal for all of us,” Brighton supervisor Roberto De Zerbi mentioned. ”I’m certain Ansu will assist us to succeed in a brand new goal and we will help him get again on the degree he deserves to be.”
Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed.
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Fati has made greater than 110 appearances for Barcelona since debuting at age 16 in August 2019. He later turned the membership’s youngest goalscorer in each La Liga and the Champions League.
He usually got here off the bench for Xavi, who within the final two video games has opted to start out 16-year-old Lamine Yamal.
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Brighton additionally performs within the Europa League this season and the crew will lean on Fati’s expertise.
“Ansu is among the most extremely rated younger gamers on this planet and arrives with a formidable quantity of expertise each domestically and in European competitors, regardless of his age,” Brighton technical director David Weir mentioned. “This season is the largest within the membership’s historical past and we’re actually completely satisfied {that a} participant of Ansu’s high quality goes to be a part of it.”
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