Barcelona captain Messi: Fati impressed me from first day

Football
24 Sep 2019 • 12:51 PM MYT
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Barcelona captain Lionel Messi is full of praise for teenage teammate Ansu Fati.

Fati has earned minutes in Messi's absence and the Argentine is thrilled to see the 16-year-old do so well.

"I was impressed by him the first day I saw him train," Messi said.

"Then he was playing with us, he has great quality.

"We need to go little by little with him and not put pressure on him.

"We must help him and go slowly so that the buzz around him doesn't prevent him from growing, as he has what it takes to be a great player."