They are only 18 years old, but they represent the future of FC Barcelona. If other very young players like Nico Gonzalez and Gavi also point the tip of their nose in the first team and Ilaix Moriba has made the choice to leave, it is around Pedri and Ansu Fati that should be build FC Barcelona for the next few years.
And inevitably, after the disappointment Messi, the Catalan management does not want to take the slightest risk with the two players, at a time when financially, the Catalan club is clearly in a weak position compared to many other big European teams. FC Barcelona therefore intends to shield the two nuggets as indicated Sports world this Sunday.
Pedri, easy. Ansu Fati, a little less
The management of the Catalan club thus began to work on that of Pedri. The player’s contract expires in 2022, but the club has two optional years that he can unilaterally lift, which really extends the length of his contract until 2024. There should be a nice salary increase, all the more that the player will not put pressure on his leaders and has no doubts about his willingness to stay. Upscale clubs are however ready to cover him with gold, but he only thinks of Barça currently.
Ansu Fati is in the same situation, although on the side of his agent, Jorge Mendes, these two more years are considered to be worthless and simply do not exist. A file a little more complicated then. FC Barcelona, however, wants to find common ground with the Lusitano agent so that Fati remains in Catalonia for a long time. Case (s) to follow, with one certainty: Barça cannot afford to lose them …
