‘My staff are working with him’: Hansi Flick explains how he plans to use Ansu Fati

'My staff are working with him': Hansi Flick explains how he plans to use Ansu Fati

“Ansu Fati plays as a left winger, but he can also play as a number nine,” Hansi Flick has said during his presentation as Barca’s new head coach.

“In these first days, Ansu was amazing. He was very fit and he showed it in training. It’s a shame not to have him here or in the United States. We will help him to come back stronger.

“My technical staff are working with him. Now, he is injured and we have to wait,” the German added.

Ansu Fati’s natural position is considered to be on the right side – during one of the games, the player personally told it to Xavi right before scoring a goal.

It could be problematic for the 21-year-old to receive enough game time next season if Barca sign Nico Williams and Dani Olmo. The club are said to be in favour of loaning Ansu out for another campaign; the player, however, is eager to impress Flick and win his starter spot.