Key facts
- Barcelona and Monaco have agreed to a permanent transfer for Ansu Fati.
- The transfer fee is €11 million ($12.8 million).
- Barcelona will retain a sell-on clause for any future transfer.
- Fati spent the 2025-26 season on loan at Monaco, scoring 11 goals in 25 appearances.
- The transfer frees up significant salary cap space for Barcelona.
FC Barcelona has finalized the permanent transfer of forward Ansu Fati to AS Monaco for a fee of €11 million ($12.8 million), the Spanish club announced Tuesday. Barcelona will also retain a percentage of any future sale of the player.
Fati, 23, spent the 2025-26 season on loan with the French club, where he showed promising form, scoring 11 goals in 25 appearances. This move marks the end of Fati's tenure at Barcelona, where he made 123 appearances and scored 29 goals for the first team after joining the club's youth academy at age 10 in 2012. He debuted for the first team at 16 in the 2019-20 season, becoming one of the youngest goalscorers in La Liga and for Spain.
Serious knee injuries have hampered Fati's progress since his breakthrough, preventing him from fully living up to the high expectations set when he was handed the number 10 shirt after Lionel Messi's departure. His departure is expected to free up approximately €6 million ($7 million) in annual salary space for Barcelona, aiding their efforts to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations and pursue other transfer targets like Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez.
Barcelona expressed gratitude for Fati's commitment and wished him well for the future. The transfer is seen as a positive step for the club as they aim to strengthen their squad, with Anthony Gordon already signed and further reinforcements being sought.