Barcelona Prodigy Ansu Fati Opens Up on His Long Standing Admiration for Didier Drogba

• Anssumane Fati has revealed former Chelsea superstar Didier Drogba as one of his mentors while growing up
• Drogba is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation to have come from Africa and his unique football attributes have seen many youngsters model their game after him
• Fat recently returned to action last weekend, making a substitute appearance in the 2-1 win over RCD Mallorca at Camp Nou

Spain and Barcelona teen talent Ansu Fati has thrown light on his admiration for Ivorian legend Didier Drogba.

Fati, whose meteoric rise from Barcelona's famous La Masia academy has been plagued by injuries made the interesting revelation on how he followed Drogba during his boyhood days.

The Spain international is not an out and out striker like his mentor, Didier Drogba, but according to the Barca prodigy, he learnt some attributes from the Chelsea legend while also fusing the Ivorian's technique and style of play with other players.

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“I followed Didier Drogba a lot when I was younger, he was incredible. But rather than looking at one player, in particular, I prefer to look at footballers more generally and enjoy all of the great players we’ve seen over the years,” Fati told Sports Bible.

The 19-year-old forward broke into Barcelona's first team in the 2019-20 season, going on to make his debut for the Catalan giants at 16 years and 298 days, becoming the second-youngest player to debut for the club, only 18 days older than Vicenç Martínez in 1941.

Despite the unquestionable talent possessed by Fati, injuries have hampered the growth of his career stifling his trajectory.

He would hope to stay injury-free as the season draws to a close.

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The 22-year-old is enjoying a blistering season at Bristol City this season, scoring six goals and making ten assists in just 17 appearances.

Still, in the budding stages of his career, his playing style has already prompted fans to draw comparisons with Arsenal great Thierry Henry.