Ansu Fati does not have the necessary paperwork
to debut with the Spain’s national team. Robert
Moreno and Luis de la Fuente will name their
respective squads for the upcoming games in
October on Friday but the paperwork has not been
cleared yet for the young attacker to feature.
Spain pushed to get Fati’s passport after his electric
displays for Barcelona with the initial plan being to
call him up to the under-17s and get him into the
system. He has exceeded all expectations, however,
with the under-21s now a possibility.
The sporting director of the federation, Molina, and
the managers are meeting on Thursday night. The
Barcelona player’s papers have been rushed through
but FIFA say it will take between five and seven
days before they respond sources at the federation
say.
Fati will be called up to the under-21 side to play
against Germany on October 10 and in the
qualification clash against Montenegro on the 15th.
In the best case scenario, he would not play until
the second hame provided everything gets sorted
out and he overcomes his fitness problems.
The 16-year-old was unknown before the season
started but burst onto the scene during an injury
crisis at Barcelona. He has since accumulated six
games with two goals and an assist.
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