The magic of a brilliant 2024–25 season and the high expectations of perhaps an even better 2025–26 for Barcelona sandwich what is currently a summer defined by a crude reality-check regarding the club’s financial situation.

Ansu Fati (22) has struggled to build on the promise shown in the early days of his career at Barcelona. A loan spell at Brighton and Hove Albion in 2023/24 didn’t get the Spaniard’s career back

A new chapter begins for Ansu Fati. Unveiled by AS Monaco on Thursday, the former Barcelona prodigy made his ambitions clear: he’s not in France for redemption—he’s here to make noise. Loaned by Barça for the season,