In 2012, the family moved to Barcelona because Braima, Ansu’s older brother, had signed a contract with the Catalan club. The Fati’s firstborn was 14 years old; Ansu, much less popular than his brother, was five years younger.
At this time, the Fati patriarch was already doing his thing: before landing in Barcelona, Bori spoke to three other clubs (among them Real Madrid) and turned the negotiation for his children into a soap opera worthy of the big stars.
Later, in the Catalan capital, Bori became famous for his aggressive behavior in meetings with the club. Before signing Fati’s first professional contract with Barcelona, he threatened to take his son to Real Madrid.
Fati Pai’s untimely temperament led his son to change manager twice, before even receiving the number 10 shirt at Barcelona. The first agent was the Catalan Josep Maria Minguela; later, Messi’s brother, Rodrigo, began to represent the young promise.
Finally, in 2020, Bori Fati signed a contract with Portuguese Jorge Mendes, considered the most powerful businessman in the world. Behind the scenes at Barcelona, there are those who say that this move caused yet another problem: Lionel Messi didn’t like seeing Ansu Fati breaking the contract with his brother, and started to have a cold relationship with the striker. “Before, Leo was Ansu’s tutor; after that, he barely spoke to him,” says a club employee.
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