Who gets Messi’s ten in Barcelona? The new recipient is already clear!

Messi’s number ten was left without an owner after the Argentine megastar’s departure, and it was expected whether anyone would wear it for this season. That will eventually happen and the weight of expectation associated with the number will eventually rest on the shoulders of Barcelona’s young star – Ansu Fatim, who, like its current wearer, grew up in La Masia’s academy.

Maradona, Hagi, Rivaldo, Riquelme, Ronaldinho or Messi all proudly wore the Barcelona jersey with the number ten in their time. The legacy of all of them is in the hands of the young Spanish prodigy Ansu Fati, still only 18 years old.

He made his debut for the Catalan colossus two years ago in August, then still under the baton of Ernesto Valverde.

He burst into the competition in a very solid manner and it was immediately apparent on the, at the time, sixteen-year-old prospect that he had been gifted a lot of footballing skill.

Unfortunately for him, Barcelona and the Spanish national team, he badly injured his knee last November and is not expected to return to the field of play until the next few days.

However, this doesn’t change his potential in terms of the Blaugranas’ directive, the proof being the donation of Messi’s number into his hands.

He has scored 13 goals and 5 assists in 43 games across 43 competitions so far for Barca’s A-team, not a completely discardable statistic for such a young player. The new Barcelona will be standing on him, he has to lead it. The spotlight will now be on Fati’s name in particular.

Source: Transfermarkt