Pepe Mel: "I told Madrid about Pedri, but Barça was braver"

After the first meetings of the season 2020-2021, Pedri González is, probably, the new incorporation that better performance is offering, in spite of not having a lot of opportunities, when playing in the same position that Philippe Coutinho, the footballer more in shape of the FC Barcelona to day of today. Pepe Mel, his trainer in UD ThePalms , has spoken on the Canarian.

"It is a natural talent. It debuted with me with hardly 16 years in Second Division, if you leave him that it amuse , goes to grow a lot and more surrounded of this cast of stars, am safe that it goes to grow more", confessed, in 'The Transistor' of Wave Zero, the technician of the insular group in which Pedri contested two seasons before arriving to the Barça.

The Madrilenian technician has blind faith in the young player blaugrana. In fact, in his opinion, has the tools to be the next Andrés Iniesta in the Camp Nou. "Have a lot of confidence in him, is this type of footballer that throws you a wall and if has a good player at the side, will understand of wonder. Already it saw the pass that gave him to Griezmann. It is a player that gives taste see him play", commented.

One of the best moments of the interview was when the míster was asked after the signing of the player of Tegueste. "It does a year and little was the 70º anniversary of the UD ThePalms , and the Madrid, that is a club gentleman, commanded to people here and were in this moment, the club needed money, this youngster goes to mark a period in the next 10 years in the European football", recognised Pepe Mel.

"It will mark a period in the next 10 years"

"I said them that they looked it, but I did not take decisions by anybody, only saw me in the obligation to say it by the youngster and by the own UD The Palms because we needed the money. The bravest was the Barça and is the one who goes it to enjoy", detailed the exentrenador of the Real Betis, that at all times concerned by the future of the young player and of the entity.

Pedri González, the future of the Barça

The Canarian player already has premièred with the FC Barcelona in official competition, in concrete in Champions. With his so much in front of the Ferencváros, goes in in the exclusive listing of goleadores younger in meetings of the Champions League, that leads his mate of team Ansu Fati, that marked in the previous campaign, in front of the Inter of Milan.