Barcelona midfielder Pedri has firmly shut down any speculation regarding a future move away from the club. He recently had his say ahead of the 2026 World Cup, and fans have been reacting.
Detailing how his deep-rooted family history with the Blaugrana makes playing for the club a childhood dream come true, Pedri said that he wants to stay at Barcelona for his entire career.
The Spaniard added that he is determined to increase his output in the final third to help the team reach new heights.
His words, “Playing for Barça is the best there is. It’s what I dreamed of as a child, and I’m not going to change it now for anything.
I wish he was still alive and living everything that his grandson is living. My father always tells me that if he had seen me play for Barça, he would’ve lived with me, he would go to every game, and he would be the #1 fan. He would’ve loved it.
It seems like a movie that just as my grandfather founded the peña, my father continued it, and now they support me from where I watched games as a youngster. It’s a dream come true.
My family always told me to believe, to train, that I could become a professional footballer. They told me that I had gifts, but they always said that I had to put in work; if not, it was going to fizzle.
I think I need to improve my number of goals and assists to help the team in that way. I say it every year; I know I have to do it.”
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Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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