Pedri admits having had trouble believing that Lionel Messi left Barcelona when the news of this resounding departure broke out in the summer of 2021.
Messi, an ocuple Ballon d'Or, ended his long career with the Blaugrana after a lucrative contract in Catalonia. It appeared that the liga giants did not have the financial means necessary to set up new conditions.
Messi left for free in 2021
The top scorer of all time in FC Barcelona has fareweed emotional, tears in eyes even before his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. It was only with the arrival of Messi in France that an unpredictable transfer has come true for those that the Argentine icon left.
Pedri proud to have worked with a legend
Pedri had only 12 months of career at Barça when Messi left the club. The Spanish international told France Football how he initially refused to accept imminent starting rumors: “The departure of Leo Messi was a shock. I was playing the Olympic Games and I was struggling to believe it. ”
However, Pedri was able to rub shoulders with the greatest player of all time and quickly learned that he was always better to push the ball in this direction. He added about his collaboration with the Goat: “I was still spending the ball to Messi. He was clearly better than me. He was incredible in training; We were lucky to see it. »»
