27 September 2020. Day 3 of LaLiga Santander. The FC Barcelona received to the Villarreal in a party that decided in the first-half. The result with that arrived to the rest (4-0) is the same with which finalises the meeting. It was in the second part when Ronald Koeman, decided to take advantage of to give minutes to the youngsters and the less usual footballers.
Between the changes that the technician made, stood out mainly one of them: Pedro González López, more known like Pedri, debuts officially with 17 years and afterwards of a surprising pre-season in which it showed that, in spite of his youth, deserved a place in the first team. They passed only 20 minutes for esperanzar to the fans culé. The rest, since, has been history.
This Monday, when precisely the youngster mediocampista returned to the trainings after a pair of weeks of drop by injury, fulfils a year of the première of his première with the Barcelona. They have been 365 very intense days for the Canarian, in which it has lived unforgettable and transcendental experiences for his professional career.
Pedri No only has converted of one of the most important footballers in the Barcelona staff, but it has consolidated in the Spanish selection, directed by Luis Enrique. This summer, without going more far, has been key in the absolute (semifinalist in the Eurocopa) and in the olympic (silver in the Olympic games of Tokyo). Each technician that has directed it, has it elogiado whenever they have been questioned by his irruption. And, jointly with Ansu Fati, has been one of the main reasons of the barcelonismo for ilusionarse in a moment very complicated to all the levels of the Barcelona history.
The mediocampista closed his first sportive season in the elite like the footballer with more parties played (73). It contested 5.273 minutes, marked four goals, delivered eight assistances, raised a trophy (Glass of Rey) and hanged in his neck an olympic medal. His value of market has elevated until the 80 million euros, the second higher value of LaLiga, only surpassed by his mate Frenkie of Jong (90) and empatado with Joao Félix and Marcos Llorente.
Only in a year, the one of Tegueste has beaten cuantiosos records of precocity, is the big favourite to the prize Golden Boy of 2021 and, what is more resaltante, has left to be a promise to turn into reality. With agreement until 2022, so much the club like the footballer expect to announce in the weeks to come the agreement of renewal.
No rest
The start of his second course in the City Condal has seen conditioned by the management of minutes applied by Koeman and Luis Enrique. Pedri Did not have holidays; the Dutch technician and the seleccionador Spanish gave him rest after the two first days of League. It reappeared in front of the Bayern, played the 90 minutes and lesionó. The small setback in the cuádriceps of the left leg has kept him moved away of the terrains of game in the last parties of the group culé, but the Canarian player already is prepared to reappear in scene to follow gestando one of the careers that aim to be one of the most successful of the Spanish football.