SUMMARY
- Pedri has found the perfect replacement for his aging teammate Lewandowski, whose recent performance has sparked intense conversation in FC Barcelona's camp.
- Pedri recently sat down for an interview in a live-streaming session with the Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos.
FC Barcelona star Pedri has found the ideal replacement for his aging teammate Robert Lewandowski. Over the last few months, Lewandowski’s performance has been the subject of some intense conversation in FC Barcelona’s camp. However, in a recent interview, Pedri named the perfect replacement for the former Bayern Munich star.
Pedri recently sat down for an interview in a live-streaming session with the Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos. Pedri discussed at length about various subjects, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He also spoke about his current club teammates, especially Robert Lewandowski. Pedri spoke about how Lewandowski is reaching the brink of his soccer career.
🎙️ Pedri on his ideal signing at Barcelona:
“Haaland, this guy is a cyborg to me. Haaland is much younger and Lewandowski unfortunately won’t play until he is 60.” 🇪🇸
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 3, 2024
The Spanish midfielder named Manchester City’s sensational forward Erling Haaland as the replacement for Lewandowski. Pedri praised Haaland and called the City forward a “cyborg“. He further said, “Haaland is much younger and Lewandowski unfortunately won’t play until he is 60.” He also expressed his admiration for Haaland’s City teammate and the 2022 World Cup winner Julian Alvarez.
Lastly, Pedri talked about the replacement that FC Barcelona has signed for their Polish forward, Vitor Roque. Despite praising Roque, Pedri downplayed the pressure that has been placed on the young Brazilian. He stated that while Roque is immensely talented, the fans shouldn’t expect him to fill in the boots of the late Brazil legend Pele. However, the 18-year-old soccer star did admit that FC Barcelona has given Roque a lot of confidence.
FC Barcelona’s head coach responds to Pedri’s request
Meanwhile, FC Barcelona’s head coach Xavi Hernandez has weighed in on Pedri’s request for the club to sign Erling Haaland. Haaland, who’s one of the best players in the world, is currently contracted to Manchester City till 2027. The Norwegian star’s current market value, as per Transfermarkt, is $196 million. However, Xavi believes that the club doesn’t have the financial capacity to sign the 23-year-old Champions League winner.
🔵🔴 Xavi: “Haaland or Mbappé? We can’t think of Haaland or Mbappé to join Barça now. We can’t afford these players, unfortunately”.
“I’m happy with the players I have. We need to reach our best level as at this club we need to be always at top level”. pic.twitter.com/bxVcASKI1T
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 3, 2024
Xavi said, “We can’t think of Haaland or Mbappé to join Barça now.” However, the former FC Barcelona player stated that he’s happy with the current crop of players that he has at the club. The 43-year-old veteran soccer legend further remained firm in his stance that the players should compete at the highest level to meet the level that the club constantly demands.