Fati s transfer to Monaco is blocked, Barcelona sticks to their position

Ansu Fati's transfer from Barcelona to Monaco is slow and more complicated than expected.

According to World Sports, Monaco has shown strong interest in signing the young forward and hopes to complete the signing before the end of the 2024/25 season. However, negotiations between the two clubs are currently facing major obstacles - Barcelona has officially rejected Monaco's first-round offer, believing that its bid is far from reasonable.

Initially, Barcelona tended to sell Fati permanently, but wanted to retain the buyback terms for future players' transfers or set a termination clause to control their movements. However, Monaco does not intend to buy out directly, but rather prefers to introduce the striker on loan. The two sides have never reached an agreement in the past week.

Monaco proposed a plan to rent Fati but not to bear its full salary. Barcelona made it clear that it could not accept this. Given the current financial situation of the club, Barcelona is unwilling to continue to bear the wage burden for those players who leave the team.

After the first offer was rejected, Monaco is considering a second more attractive option. At the same time, Fati's agent Jorge Mendes is also actively mediating to push the transaction forward.

For Fati himself, he knew he needed to get more game time in the 2025/26 season. In the past season, he has been able to serve as a substitute for most of the time under Flick and has few opportunities. Although he had the opportunity to leave Barcelona in January this year, he chose to stay at that time, hoping to win a main position in the new season. However, Rafinia and Yamal's outstanding performances ended up failing to do so.

Now, transfer to Monaco may be the best opportunity for Fati to get back into shape and win a seat in the national team, and whether it can be achieved will depend on whether the two sides can find a compromise as soon as possible.