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Revealed: Man United could have signed Barcelona’s Ansu Fati for Sh19billion

Barcelona´s Guinea-Bissau forward Ansu Fati (R) is congratulated by Barcelona's French forward Antoine Griezmann after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona against Valencia CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 14, 2019. (Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP)

Manchester United reportedly agreed in principle to sign Ansu Fati for €150million (£133million) last summer, only for Barcelona to call a halt to transfer discussions.

Fati, 18, is considered one of the most exciting prospects in European football and burst onto the scene with seven goals in 24 La Liga games last season.

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