Fans of Andres Iniesta there are millions. Very few admired by La Mancha. Alexia Putellas can boast of doing both. The Barça midfielder has confessed on several occasions that his idols have been Xavi Hernández and Iniesta, with whom he coincided during his first years at the Barça club, which he came from Levante in 2012.
The one of Mollet del Valles, who is already in the legendary club that has played more than 300 games with the Barça shirt, never imagined in its beginnings that one day it would receive the praise of La Mancha, after having been under the command of the Catalan in his first steps as a footballer. The Spanish international spent three summers in a row on the campus organized by the former Barça captain, who recognized her years later when she was already a player for the culé team in a meeting with the press. After this anecdote, the '11' in Spain also had time to be praised by Iniesta. “Alexia is a benchmark for Barça. He transmits what a club wants to transmit,” said La Mancha in an interview with LaLiga.
The Spanish words are not far from reality, since the player has received a without end of awards for her good performance and career at Barça, being the top scorer of the Catalan team in the previous season, with 16 goals. To this, its great media quality is added. Alexia Putellas is one of the most followed players by fans on social networks and also one of the most signed autographs in the concentrations with Spain and Barça.