The comeback of the year? FC Barcelona are excited about the return of Ansu Fati

Since his return to FC Barcelona after his loan with Brighton ended, Ansu Fati set himself the goal of leaving behind all the setbacks suffered in previous years and convincing Hansi Flick that he has a place in the Barça squad. The footballer prepared himself well before the start of the preseason to start training a step or two ahead of the rest, and the technical staff prepared a specific plan for him to recover the player from four years ago who 'dazzled' the world of football.

However, plantar fasciitis 'stopped' his progress just before the start of the tour of the United States, a scenario that the striker wanted to take advantage of to impress a Flick who was satisfied with what he had seen before his injury. Fati got to work on his recovery, and a month later, his return to the pitch is closer than ever.

Since last week, the Spanish-Bissau-Guinean has been on the pitch at the Ciutat Esportiva, and his progress has been so good that he has already rejoined the group, even participating in more intense exercises such as small-sided matches. The forward is fine, showing the spark that he seemed to have lost some time ago. In fact, in last Tuesday's training session the player scored a great goal with a bicycle kick that has gone around the world on social media. Logically, he still lacks a bit of competitive rhythm, but the club is increasingly optimistic.

At Can Barça there is a lot of excitement around the return of Ansu. The club has a lot of faith in the player's qualities, and Hansi Flick has already made public his preference for the footballer. "In these first few days, Ansu was incredible. He was very fit and he showed it in training. It's a shame not to have him here or in the United States. We will help him come back stronger. My coaching staff is working with him. Now he is injured and we have to wait," he said during the tour of North America.

He could return against Girona

Thus, everything points to Fati's return to the first team in official competitions being very soon. There is a possibility that the Blaugrana coach will call him up for the match against Girona next Sunday and he could even be given minutes, but there are still no certainties in this regard, since Flick could take his return cautiously and give him some more training sessions. However, the sensations are increasingly better and Ansu could establish himself as the great unexpected 'signing' of the season.