Ansu Fati’s season at Brighton on loan from Barcelona has not gone to plan. The young forward went to the Premier League in search of more playing time after not featuring enough under Xavi Hernández last season, but a serious muscle injury just a couple of months into his time in England derailed Fati’s campain and he hasn’t been able to play well since.
Fati has started just twice in 2024, and wasn’t used at all in Sunday’s Premier League defeat to Liverpool despite a number of injuries in attack for Brighton. His coach Roberto De Zerbi was asked about Ansu in a press conference on Tuesday, and did not hesitate to demand more from the youngster.