After the hard defeat suffered in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the Barcelona directors announced that they will make major changes to the squad, so that several first team players could leave, to make way for new players in the institution.
The first big announcement of the culé team in this restructuring was the confirmation of Ronald Koeman as the new coach of the team, after the dismissal of Quique Setién.
Now, the next step is to strengthen the current squad with the arrival of new players, and that is why, this Thursday, the Catalan team officially presented its first signing for the season.
This is the youth Pedri González, who arrived with a two-year contract and with the desire to take center stage in the team that the Dutch coach will lead. González, was signed last year by Barcelona for five million euros, but was on loan in Las Palmas.
In the presentation, the 17-year-old midfielder assured that his idol was always Andrés Iniesta, but that at this moment, he hopes to learn from the best of all, Lionel Messi: “My idol is Iniesta and now I want to learn from the best who is here and I hope let him stay, “he said.
Likewise, the midfielder stated that it is a great dream for him to arrive at Barcelona and he hopes to contribute in the best way to the team: “To thank you, when my father founded the Barça club I was already thinking about this but did not believe it would happen, It’s a dream since I was little. I want to enjoy and learn with the best in the world, “he said in the official presentation.
“Signing for a club like this fills you with enthusiasm. I consider myself a player who likes ball, who has fun playing football, which is the best because things work out better,” he concluded.
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