An out-of-favour member of the attacking ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona reported to the club’s training base for an individual workout session on Monday.
That’s according to **[Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20241224/1002376732/ansu-fati-tres-sesiones-extras-vacaciones.html)**, who highlight Ansu Fati as the player in question.
Wide-man Ansu, for his part, is of course fresh off a return from a spell on the sidelines with a muscular injury.
After spending over a month on the treatment table, the 22-year-old was recalled for matchday duties in Barcelona’s La Liga meeting with Atlético Madrid on Saturday.
Ansu, however, found himself as an unused substitute, en route to an eventual 2-1 defeat.
The widespread understanding is that the Spanish international remains some way down the attacking pecking order of boss Hansi Flick, behind the likes of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Ferran Torres.
And, evidently, Ansu is eager to do his part to change this situation in the new year.
As per the aforementioned MD:
‘Ansu Fati asked to continue training during the Christmas holidays, a mini pre-season that started on Monday at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.’
The young attacker also intends to report for training on both the 27th and 28th of December, another pair of vacation days for the rest of Hansi Flick’s squad.
Conor Laird – GSFN