Ansu Fati: 4 things you need to know about Barcelona’s latest La Masia sensation

#1 He played for Sevilla before joining Barcelona

Ansu Fati featured for the Sevilla youth team before joining Barcelona

Ansu Fati was born in Guinea Bissau and spent six years in the African country before moving to Spain. In 2009, he joined the youth set-up of local side CDF Herrera, before moving to Sevilla after a year.

After two years at the Andalusian club, Fati joined Barcelona on the advice of his parents. Although Sevilla wanted to keep him, the Catalan giants eventually secured the teenager’s signature.

Sevilla's sporting director, Monchi, tried to offer more money than Barca in a bid to keep the talented youngster, but the player had his mind set on joining the Blaugrana.

Fati has spent the last seven years at La Masia, developing into one of the club’s highly-rated youngsters. It is also important to note that the 16-year-old made his first-team debut for Barca despite never featuring for the club’s reserve side.