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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club have 'high hopes' for Ansu Fati despite recent speculation about his future.
Ansu Fati has been one of the highest-rated young players in Europe for the past number of years, but has not played as much football as expected for Barca this season, making just seven La Liga starts.
Laporta expects Ansu to stay
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The youngster is currently behind the likes of Raphinha and Gavi in the pecking order under manager Xavi Hernandez.
This lack of game time has led to rumours swirling about the Spanish international's long-term future with La Blaugrana, and 90min has reported that Premier League's big six clubs as well as Newcastle United have been contacted by the player's representatives to get the word out that Fati is currently unhappy with his situation at Camp Nou.
When asked about the 20-year-old's future however, Barca president Laporta was keen to dismiss speculation, stating: "He is a Barca player, in whom we have high hopes and we have no news that his agent wants to do anything."
Big picture for Fati
The young forward signed a contract that runs until 2027 with Barcelona in 2021 - a contract which contains a whopping £1bn release clause.
As usual, in circumstances like this, time will tell. If the current game time for Fati stays the same, he will be seeking a move away. There is certainly too much talent for him to be a fringe player.
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