By Jamie Spencer Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has suggested that he could have joined Real Madrid as an academy player, but the club lacked the facilities to meet his needs at the time. Born in Guinea-Bissau but raised in Herrera near Sevilla, Fati made the move north east to Catalonia in 2012 when he was recruited to play for Barcelona. Earlier than that, the emerging talent had a trial at Real Madrid. But while Barcelona’s youth facilities at La Masia had the facility to house young players, Los Blancos didn’t. “At that time, [Real Madrid] didn’t have a residence for their young players. For …