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Barça Alert! Manchester City is stalking Pedri, what will happen?
Published:20/04/2025 - 21:56h
Updated:20/04/2025 - 21:56h
Manchester City is planning a record summer market. Pep Guardiola's team prioritizes reinforcing their midfield and Pedri could be one of the bombshell signings for the Manchester team.
Manchester City's squad will undergo significant changes in 2025-26. Kevin De Bruyne's confirmed departure and doubts about the continuity of İlkay Gündogan and Bernardo Silva open the door to a real revolution ahead of the next summer market.
In principle, Pep Guardiola prioritizes signing a creative midfielder and a winger, although the signing of another defensive pivot is not ruled out. Nico González has not offered the expected level, while the gap that De Bruyne will leave forces the club to sign another 'playmaker'.
City dreams of Pedri, but Barça will not listen to offers
In that sense, the latest information points to Pedri González as City's chosen one to take the reins of their midfield in 25-26. The Spanish international has had a spectacular season with FC Barcelona, leaving behind the physical problems for the first time in the last three years.
So far this season, the player from Tegueste has 5 goals and 7 assists in 50 matches (3,919 minutes) with Hansi Flick's team. Discreet numbers considering his impact on the Barça game, being the orchestra director of the highest-scoring club in the five major leagues in Europe this season.
His great level in 25-26 meant that the Barça board recently renewed him until 2030, keeping his termination clause intact (1,000 'kilos'). Beyond the need to raise funds to sign without problems this year, the club does not foresee the departure of any of its key players and the Canary Islander, logically, is on the list of untouchables.
Pedri, untouchable for Flick's Barça
And it is that, for Barça, Pedri's ability to control the rhythm of the match, manage the pause with the ball and distribute the game is irreplaceable.
When he is not on the field, the team loses that essential control and pause, as was evident in the defeat against Borussia Dortmund (3-1), where his absence coincided with a less brilliant and more uncontrolled version of the team.
In addition to his technical quality, the midfielder stands out for his enormous physical display. In recent matches, he has been the player who has covered the most kilometers, exceeding 13 km in some Champions League matches.
This demonstrates his tireless work both in attack and in defense, as it includes recovering balls, winning tackles and helping in defensive tasks, which makes him a complete footballer.
In summary, Pedri impacts Barça's game by contributing:
- Control and pause in the center of the field, fundamental to manage the rhythm of the match.
- Great physical capacity to cover a lot of ground and recover balls.
- Creativity and generation of offensive opportunities, in addition to goals and assists.
- A strategic value and leadership within the team that is difficult to replace.
The offer with which City would try to take Pedri this year
However, City does not rule out offering a high figure for the '8' culé, practically irresistible for most clubs in Europe. Portals such as 'CaughtOffside' and 'Fichajes.net' assure that the Manchester team could offer up to 200 million euros for Pedri.
Until now, Jack Grealish (2021) has been the most expensive signing in the history of the 'sky blue' team. The winger cost 117.5 'kilos', but today he is one of the main candidates to leave the club next summer, due to his physical problems and drop in performance.
For Barça, Neymar Jr. (2017) remains their highest sale, after Paris Saint-Germain paid the 222M € of his clause. This, in fact, remains the most expensive transfer in history.
In addition to Pedri, Pep Guardiola's team does not rule out going for Florian Wirtz, for whom Bayer Leverkusen hopes to obtain more than 100 million to let him go. Bayern Munich has the German striker as a priority in the medium term, but the economic aspirations of Xabi Alonso's team are too high for the Bavarian budget.