
AS Monaco plans to negotiate with Barcelona to lower the purchase price for Ansu Fati, who is currently on loan. Fati has had a mixed season in Ligue 1, scoring 11 goals in 28 appearances despite injury challenges.
AS Monaco intend to negotiate Barcelona down on Ansu Fati purchase
It appears Ansu Fatiâs time at Barcelona may be coming to an end, after 14 years. Although Fati has spent two of the last three seasons out on loan, it seems for the first time he will leave on a permanent basis since joining from Sevilla as a child.
Fati joined AS Monaco on loan in the summer, following a season where Hansi Flick used him sparingly, finding it difficult to give him minutes behind Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. The 23-year-old has had a mixed season in Ligue 1, in and out of the side due to injury, managing just 1,199 minutes. Over the course of his 28 appearances, he has managed 11 goals though, averaging out as a goal every 109 minutes.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, AS Monaco intend to exercise their âŹ11m buy option on Fati this summer. The Italian transfer guru goes on to say that Barcelona will also retain a sell-on clause, believed to be around 20% if the deal does go through. Fati is under contract at Barcelona until 2028, and is one of the higher earners at Camp Nou.
That is not the picture being painted in Spain. As per Marca, Monaco intend to negotiate again with Barcelona at the end of the season, in a bid to bring the price down. They say , and that the are keen to resolve the deal before the end of June to benefit their salary limit calculations.
AS Monaco aims to negotiate a lower purchase price for Ansu Fati, who is currently on loan from Barcelona.
Ansu Fati has scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for AS Monaco, averaging a goal every 109 minutes despite struggling with injuries.
Ansu Fati has been with Barcelona for 14 years, but he is now looking to leave on a permanent basis after multiple loan spells.

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This is corroborated by MD journalist Gabriel Sans, who explains that his last update was that Monacoâs course of action would depend on the terms. Their stance was that either the price should come down, or Fatiâs wages should. It may well end in Fati settling a deal with Barcelona.