PSG made massive Fati offer that would’ve earned teenager €45m in first season
Stuart Hodge
- 22 Oct 2021 12:23 BST
- 3 min read
Ansu Fati was offered a massive contract by PSG before being tied down by Barcelona into his historic new deal this week.
The teenager’s agent Jorge Mendes was given a proposal from the Parisian giants which would’ve seen Fati earn €15 million-a-year with the add-on of a massive €30m signing on bonus.
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But Fati agreed terms on a new six-year-deal at the Camp Nou, as one of two Barcelona teenagers – alongside teammate and fellow La Masia graduate Pedri – recently tied down to contracts with release clauses worth an eye-watering €1 billion.
Fati is Barcelona’s youngest La Liga goalscorer, the youngest player to score and assist in a La Liga match and the club’s youngest player in the Champions League.
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🍼Barca's Youngest Debutant Since 1940s
👶Barca's Youngest #LaLiga Scorer
🏃🏾♂️Youngest to Play in the Champions League for #Barcelona
⚽️Youngest-Ever UEFA Champions League Goalscorer
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The Spanish-Guinea Bissaun forward always looked likely to stay at Barcelona given that the club has shown complete trust in him despite him being sidelined with a knee injury for almost a year.
PSG though, considers Fati as one of the three footballers who will be the world’s best across the next decade, and the natural heir to Lionel Messi so attempted to twist the teenager’s arm with the massive proposal, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Why did Fati reject offers from PSG, Liverpool and Manchester Utd?
Fati and his family are understood to have been thinking holistically about what would benefit the player’s career in the long-term and told Mendes that Barcelona’s was the offer he wanted to truly consider, despite the largesse of the French side’s proposal.
Offers from Premier League pair Liverpool and Manchester United were also knocked back as the player himself sees himself as Barcelona’s number 10 for next decade. He has recently returned to action following the meniscus tear he suffered last year, scoring two goal in five games.
