Jorge Mendes ‘is sounding out clubs Ansu Fati with Man United among those keen’

Ansu Fati’s agent Jorge Mendes is reportedly scouting clubs as the Barcelona star battles for minutes with Xavi.

The 20-year-old La Masia product certainly burst onto the scene as a teenager, but after overcoming injury setbacks last season, he has failed to return to the first team.

And now, according to SPORTMendes, Cristiano Ronaldo’s former agent, has been attracting interest from clubs with Manchester United among those interested.

United were previously linked to Fati under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the club could reignite their interest as they look to bolster their attacking force.

The Red Devils have also been linked with forwards such as Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen.

It is understood that those interested in Fati would have to pay around £90m for the striker’s signature.

It comes despite Fati signing a new contract with Barca in 2021, keeping him at the club until 2027 with a hefty release clause added worth €1bn (£846m).

But with the signings of Robert Lewandowski and Raphina along with Ousmane Dembele extending his stay at the club, Fati has slipped down the pecking order a bit.

In fact, he has only started seven LaLiga games this season, and several of those came while Lewandowski was suspended last month.

Unfortunately, the Spanish striker – who has not scored a goal in LaLiga since October – did not take advantage of the opportunity.

Barcelona are not actively looking to sell Fati and the club are hopeful that their luck will change before the end of the season.

However, with the club plagued by financial fair play rules and debt, a £90m sale would certainly be beneficial.

If Barcelona sell Fati it will be because the Spaniard wants to leave the club, which is not the case for now.