In an interview with UEFA, Pedri (22), the midfielder of FC Barcelona, expressed his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or one day and thus following the traces of Rodri, his teammate in the Spanish team, crowned last year.
The coronation of Rodri in the Ballon d’Or last October seems to have inspired Pedri. Compatriot of the Manchester City player, with whom he plays in the Spanish team, the FC Barcelona midfielder (22 years old) appreciated that a player who does not impile the goals is rewarded. “Since Rodri won it, it shows that a player who manages the midfielder and dictates the tempo and the rhythm of the match can win a golden ball. I was really happy that he wins it because in addition to the season he has done, I really like playing with him when I am in a national team. He is a player who controls the game very well, recovers the ball, goes ahead, a brand of goals, he is everywhere on the field,” said Pedri UEFA.
Seeing a sacred midfielder in the Ballon d’Or gives ideas to the Catalan number 8, who also dreams of adding his name to the prestigious prize list. “It has always been a dream for me to win the Ballon d’Or. But for the moment, there is a month left, and the goal is the team, win the three trophies is what really matters and once this month finished, we will see if we can start talking about things like that,” he nuanced.
Barça in search of a hat -trick
Winner of the King’s Cup last weekend after an electric clasico, FC Barcelona has two other trophies to get. In Liga, the Blaugrana are four points ahead of Real five days before the end – with a new duel against the Madrilenians on May 11. Barça also has a double confrontation to play against Inter in the semi-final of the Champions League (go on April 30, return on May 6). A competition that the club has not won since 2015.
To make a memorable hat -trick, Hansi Flick obviously counts on his man to do everything Pedri, who played 52 games in all competitions this season (6 goals, 7 assists). The Spanish environment lacked only one meeting, against Valence on January 26, for an intestinal flu.
