Today, Pedri is the cornerstone of one of the best field circles in the world alongside Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo, and is one of the candidates for the Ballon d'Or in the same way as his two teammates from Barça, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. However, history could have been quite different a few years ago for the young prodigy trained in Las Palmas, who had signed at Barça in 2019 but joined the club in 2020.
Indeed, the former sports director of FC Barcelona Ramon Planes said in an interview with Cadena Ser that in 2020, when the player had not started with Barça, Bayern had come to the news: “After 8-2 inflicted by Bayern Munich, I received a call from Pedri's agent, because Bayern Munich of Hansi Flick wanted him absolutely.” Pedri alongside Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Thomas Muller, that could have been a real armada on the Munich side…
