Pedri Does not doubt of the 'Effect Xavi' and considers that the Barça will improve

The Spanish footballer of the FC Barcelona, Pedri González, opened the gala of the Balloon of Gold carrying the Trophy Kopa, that rewards to the best young footballer of the year (less than 21 years). It treats of the third edition of this prize and the first that carries it to him a Spanish player, afterwards that the Canarian shined in the past season in the picture culé directed by the Dutch Ronald Koeman. However, already it has stood out what can be the future for him and the picture culé under the commando of Xavi Hernández.

"I am convinced that we go to improve with Xavi. Has a very clear idea of game", ensured the Canarian footballer in an interview conceded to France Football. But the dynamics of the team blaugrana has changed a lot. The past Saturday fell defeated in the Camp Nou in front of the Real Betis (0-1), a result that sunk to 16 points of distance to the culés in relation with the leadership of LaLiga Santander, occupied in the actuality by the Real Madrid Cf.

On the merengues, Pedri also related a moment key in his career and that it finished in the City Condal. "Without The Palms never would be here speaking with you. It had happened a week of proofs in the Real Madrid, training in the cold. (Laughs.) But, according to them, I did not have the level. So it was The Palms (to the 15), a natural election anyway, because any boy of Canaries dreams with playing there. It is the most important team, together with the Tenerife", signalled.

"There I learnt a lot and, when you are 16 years old, when you arrive to the professional world, is important to be accompanied. Pepe Mel was fundamental in this process. The Second Division of Spain is very hard. It is another football: stronger, more physical, do not have the balloon as in LaLiga with the Barça. I think that we would have to underline all the advances that have done in the defensive side. There I purchased experience", added Pedri.

Pedri, a footballer that goes out

The young footballer arrived to the Barça pertinent of The Palms of Second Division, but in his course of debut like Barcelona was the footballer of the big European leagues with more apparitions (73) between club and selection, since it contested also so much the past UEFA EURO 2020 with the absolute Spaniard like the Olympic games of Tokyo 2020. In the last year, has accumulated 57 titularities and 5.273 minutes of game. In his first season conquered the Glass of the King to collective level with four goals and eight assistances.

To understand the size of the value that has given him to Pedri in the FC Barcelona, it is necessary puntualizar that the 1.000 million euros of his clause of rescission is the highest in the history of the club, surpassing the 800 million euros that had in his day Antoine Griezmann or, the 750 in that it remained fixed the freedom of Leo Messi, when it renewed with the Barcelona in November of the 2017 being president then the questioned Josep Maria Bartomeu.