[Albion] Ansu Fati **Signed On Loan 01/09**

[trueblue]

Tense waiting time at the FC Barcelona offices. There are 48 hours left for the transfer market to end and the club continues working to close the arrival of João Cancelo without ruling out more departures. One of them is that of Ansu Fati. The stonemason, driven by his surroundings and after three days of League without being a starter, has decided to leave. During yesterday's day, he spoke with Tottenham and Chelsea. Even with Seville.

No doubts about his work ethic then. Clearly made good use of all that time out injured and got himself a trade. Good lad.

 

[Live by the sea]

Before his knee injury that required 4 operations he was probably one of the top 4 or 5 strikers in Europe .

Even at a £10-12 M outlay for a years loan , if we can keep him injury free , he could make a huge difference.

 

[Justice]

Tense waiting time at the FC Barcelona offices. There are 48 hours left for the transfer market to end and the club continues working to close the arrival of João Cancelo without ruling out more departures. One of them is that of Ansu Fati. The stonemason, driven by his surroundings and after three days of League without being a starter, has decided to leave. During yesterday's day, he spoke with Tottenham and Chelsea. Even with Seville.

No doubts about his work ethic then. Clearly made good use of all that time out injured and got himself a trade. Good lad.

He’s been chipping away at it for a while now

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I can feel myself heading towards the euphoria that day when we signed CMS to beat off Leicester and West Ham to his signature. Yes it really is that exciting if we can pull it off


Hope it has a better ending if we do though.

Leave forward signings to you…. CMS……. FFS!

One job

(I too, was very excited by CMS)

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Yep, great work by the club to keep it quiet until now.

Amazing in fact, still would have preferred another 24 hours, until he is paraded.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Is NSC ready for a “Barca fan in peace” thread? Because I’m not.

 

[Justice]

I can feel myself heading towards the euphoria that day when we signed CMS to beat off Leicester and West Ham to his signature. Yes it really is that exciting if we can pull it off


Hope it has a better ending if we do though.

Really? I was more pissed off we sacrificed Murray for him.

 

[Bakero]

"Well, the truth is Brighton is better than Tottenham for Ansu."

 

[Peppermint Tea]

Vincente-vibes…

What a statement (potentially- I don’t want to hex it) from the club. Trumping Spuds and reassuring RDZ that he’s being backed.

Also what a song…I can’t resist dancing to it, much like Donny in the Ted films with Tiffany’s I think we’re alone now.

 

[Icy Gull]

Really? I was more pissed off we sacrificed Murray for him.

Me too, but NSC was pretty bloody exciting at the time and we had no idea how much of a downgrade he would turn out to be at the time. Same with Ali J flight Tracking. Classic football fan euphoria.

I was abroad when Vicente happened and had no clue until he’d signed so couldn’t join in the wide eyed disbelief as it happened

I actually cannot believe that this is going to happen tbh.

 

[trueblue]

Strange to be in a situation where a player can make the best decision for that point of their career, rather than money or reputation. Still gets his salary and I suppose if you already play for Barca, then Spurs or Chelsea are nothing out of the ordinary. Even so, would suggest a refreshing and promising lack of ego if he does join.

 

[driller]

If this happens it’s right up there with our loan of Darren Bent in 2014.
I’m so excited

 

[Bakero]

"Ansu Fati, at the turning point of his career, is heading for what is probably the elite club in Europe that best identifies and maximises young talent."

 

[trueblue]

"Ansu Fati, at the turning point of his career, is heading for what is probably the elite club in Europe that best identifies and maximises young talent."

They’re all just taking Romano at his word though, rather than having any inside knowledge. I’ll believe it once he’s stood on Brighton beach with a seagull on his head.

 

[Seasider78]

If we get this over the line we must be up there with one of the best attacking line ups in the league. Outrageous levels of quality and depth and a million miles from the ‘when are we going to sign a striker’ days

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

"Ansu Fati, at the turning point of his career, is heading for what is probably the elite club in Europe that best identifies and maximises young talent."

He is talking about Fati before he joined Barcelona....right?

 

[Icy Gull]

They’re all just taking Romano at his word though, rather than having any inside knowledge. I’ll believe it once he’s stood on Brighton beach with a seagull on his head.

Express online from about 0600 today reporting Spurs are favourites. Out of date or another twist?

Naylor has just tweeted that a significant La Liga club has now appeared on the scene. More out of date info? (Sevilla?)

 

[trueblue]

Express online from about 0600 today reporting Spurs are favourites. Out of date or another twist?

Out of date is my guess. The Express still thinks we live in the Fifties….

 

[BBassic]

Wait, hang on, this is happening?!

I saw the thread last night and dismissed it as bollocks.

 

[Withdean11]

“Who ate all the pies?
Who ate all the pies?
You Fati bastard
You Fati bastard
You ate all the pies”