Nobody else, including club legend Jose Bakero, who only saw Pedri once when he was in charge of grassroots football at Barca, was actively involved in the signing.
As Pedri continues to mold into the icon he is fast becoming, however, expect many other 'false fathers' to emerge claiming paternity to his signaturPedri has become a new hero at the Camp Nou.
With a sensational winner 20 minutes from time against Sevilla on Sunday, the 19-year-old Golden Boy ensured second place in La Liga for the CatalanThe Tenerife native's name had long been sung alongside that of all-time great Lionel Messi, but the Blaugrana faithful have now added the Wayne's World-esque "We're not worthy" palms-to-the-floor adoration reserved for the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
"I'm not the captain; we're all captains," Pedri declared after the game.
"I believe things are working out for us because of the manner we run... We press better, we're more calm with the ball, and the signings in attack bring a lot of gunpowder," he remarked, adding that the fans screaming his name are "crazy."While the rest of the world waxes lyrical about Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, Spain's new number ten is quietly laying the groundwork to be considered Messi's successor and generational rival Cristiano Ronaldo's successor, as well as a potential owner of the sport's highest individual honor.
Time will tell who comes out on top, but in the meanwhile, numerous 'fake fathers' are attempting to claim credit for delivering Pedri to the La Liga giants.
"When a signing goes badly, many try to avoid responsibility," SPORT writes, "but when it succeeds in such a massive fashion as with Pedri, people end up emerging from all sides insuring their piece of authorship even if their portion of authorship is smaOthers, though, were there from the start and set the ball rolling, while Bartomeu only had to sign off on the deal. Tomas Alcaide first noticed him at a tournament in Marbella, then informed former technical secretary Ramon Planes about him.
Planes and sporting director Franc Carbo then worked with the Las Palmas president and Pedri's agent to finalize the deal, and the rest, as they say, is history. The playmaker officially signed in 2019, but Ronald Koeman took a chance on him the following year, and the rest, as they say, is history.ll." "..s.e.
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