Barcelona deny Fati to United reports A report in Spain this week outlandishly claimed Manchester United were attempting to sign Barcelona teen Ansu Fati, but the Catalan club’s director Xavier Vilajoana has ruled out a transfer.
The 17-year-old has been the breakthrough star at the Camp Nou this season and has made 24 first-team appearances for the club.It was suggested that United viewed the player, who has a reported €170million release clause, as an alternative signing to Jadon Sancho this summer. "For us, there's no story with Ansu, we have never spoken about selling him," Vilajoana said . "We won't use players from the academy to make cash.