Barcelona genius, Ansu Fati has expressed that he feels ‘no tension’ in the wake of assuming on the liability of the No 10 jersey that Lionel Messi wore at Barcelona before exiting to PSG.
Barcelona couldn’t retire Lionel Messi’s shirt after he joined PSG as the Spanish FA’s principles require LaLiga clubs to assign their 25-man squad the numbers 1-25. Barcelona then, at that point, settled on the choice to hand it to one awesome player of the club’s renowned La Masia institute all things being equal.
Fati, who traded from No 17 to 10, scored his frist goal in the shirt during Barcelona’s triumph over Levante over the weekend.
Talking after the game, the Fati disclosed that he feels pleased instead of apprehensive with regards to wearing the shirt. This is what he had to say;
”It is not a pressure. I am proud to wera the number 10 after Leo. I am happy with the club and captians for the opportunity.”
Barcelona delivered as articulation toward the beginning of the month illustrating why ‘record breaker’ Fati was the ideal player to occupy Messi’s shoes. The statement reads;
”Ansu Fati has a new shirt number. After wearing the No.22 then No. 17, tyhe young Barca striker will proudly wear the number 10 shirt, a famous jersey worn by legends such as Leo Messi, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo.”
In spite of being only 18 years old and as yet recuperating from injury, Ansu Fati shapes part of Barca’s set of experiences as a record breaker and furthermore with the Spanish national team.
The No 10 shirt at Barcelona conveys a ton of weight – having been recently worn by Diego Maradona, Pep Guardiola, Romario, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.