The Spanish FA consider Ansu Fati for the U21s, but don't rule out Under-17 World Cup Barcelona A definitive decision has not been reached

Ansu Fati continues to impress with Barcelona and that has caught the eye of many at the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), with the thought being to first get him to appear for Spain in the Under-17 World Cup next month, although there is now talk of him playing for the Under-21s.

The RFEF intend for Fati to still play for the U17s, but he would be more in consideration for the U21s and would play this tournament as a one-off. As such, they have decided to still name the 16-year-old in the prelist for the U-17 World Cup in Brazil, which will take place in October and November.

However, the coaches understand that it will not be easy for a player so accustomed to the highest level of football to play at a level far below that.

The debate is ongoing inside the RFEF and, as MARCA understands, Barcelona are yet to make a decision about Fati's presence at the U-17 World Cup, which would see him miss El Clasico on October 23.

The idea with regard to Fati is to have him play with the U21s, a closer representation of the football he is playing at Barcelona rather than the U17s, and this would also benefit him as Spain will likely name him in the squad for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer.

By joining up with the U21s, he would become more familiar with his future Olympic teammates and that would help Spain's chances at the Games, although no decision has been made yet.

Barcelona, of course, would prefer that Fati is not called up for the U17 and U19 teams as their matches coincide with LaLiga Santander matches, rather than the U21 games which come during the international break.