Dani Alves has called on teenage Barcelona forward Ansu Fati to emulate the achievements of Lionel Messi to help overcome his injury problems at the club.
After a breakthrough 2019/20 campaign at Camp Nou as a young prodigy, Fati suffered back-to-back serious knee injuries and has subsequently been hampered by various muscular issues. The 19-year-old has been involved in just five league matches since November 2020 and has endured his fair share of injury torment
Alves became the first signing of coach Xavi Hernandez at Camp Nou and the right-back was one of a quartet of January arrivals who have transformed Xavi's Barcelona – the club are undefeated in La Liga since early December. After signing Alves, Barca completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City and then secured the loan signing of La Masia graduate Adama Traore from Wolves before clinching the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Alves has grown close to Fati since the move.
