 Barcelona have no intention of letting Ansu Fati leave the club this summer after receiving an approach from Arsenal regarding his availability, according to reports. Arsenal news, exclusives and analysis Sign up Privacy Policy The 20-year-old burst onto the scene in the 2019-20 season but endured two injury-disrupted campaigns while he was predominantly used as an impact sub by Xavi last season, with 24 of his 36 La Liga appearances coming off the bench. That has prompted speculation that he could leave Camp Nou, with the youngster conscious of the need to be playing regular first-team football at this stage of his career. He has been linked with a switch to French champions Paris Saint-Germain recently, while he was even reportedly offered to Wolves as a potential makeweight in a deal for Ruben Neves. The swap was the brainchild of super-agent Jorge Mendes and never came to anything, with the Portuguese midfielder moving to Saud Arabia, but the fact that Barca entertained the proposal did not go down well with Fati. Now Spanish newspaper Sport are reporting that Arsenal were alerted to Fati's potential availability and approached both the player and Barca. Although the offer was 'very tempting' it was rejected by both, with the young winger desperate to make the grade at Barcelona and Xavi impressed by his performances in pre-season. Fati was on target against AC Milan last week (Picture: Getty) Fati netted against AC Milan in Baca's last run-out last Wednesday in Las Vegas, while Ousmane Dembele's departure to PSG will bump him up the pecking order. As such, Fati is now considered unsellable by Barcelona and they will resist any further offers for the Spain international, with Mikel Arteta needing to look elsewhere to find cover and competition in the wide areas. Speaking last season, Xavi said of Fati: 'Ansu is a footballer that I really like and I have given him many opportunities and){kind=link}
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Barcelona have no intention of letting Ansu Fati leave the club this summer after receiving an approach from Arsenal regarding his availability, according to reports.
Arsenal news, exclusives and analysis
The 20-year-old burst onto the scene in the 2019-20 season but endured two injury-disrupted campaigns while he was predominantly used as an impact sub by Xavi last season, with 24 of his 36 La Liga appearances coming off the bench.
That has prompted speculation that he could leave Camp Nou, with the youngster conscious of the need to be playing regular first-team football at this stage of his career.