Brighton without injured Fati for three months
Ansu Fati became the second-youngest player to represent Barcelona's first team when he made his La Liga debut in August 2019 aged 16 years and 298 days
Brighton are set to be without on-loan Barcelona forward Ansu Fati until late February through injury.
Spain's Fati has not featured since he limped out of Brighton's 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest on 25 November.
Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi did not specify the nature of the injury at a news conference but said the 21-year-old faces a spell on the sidelines.
"The news about Ansu Fati is I think he needs three months from the day of the injury," De Zerbi said.
"It's bad news for us because he was playing better, he was understanding better the idea. I'm sorry for him, I'm sorry for the team."
Fati joined Albion on a season-long loan from Barca in September and has scored four goals in 14 appearances in all competitions.
Brighton are paying 80% of Fati's contract to the end of June with an overall outlay in wages in the region of around £7m.
Fati, who was born in Guinea-Bissau but chose to represent Spain and was part of their World Cup squad last year, signed a new contract with Barcelona in 2021 to run until 2027 which included a 1bn euro buyout clause.
Brighton are in eighth in the Premier League table and host Burnley at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.
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Source: bbc.com
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