Pedro Gonzaleza 19-year-old FC Barcelona midfielder who has worn number 16 in his first two seasons at the Barça club, will wear number ‘8’ next season after the departure of Dani Alves, to whom the club has informed him that he will not renew. The Brazilian kept that number when he arrived in the winter market because he was free since Miralem Pjanic he was loaned to Besiktas.
Even if he had continued in the Barça club, Alves would have also yielded the ‘8’ to Pedro. At least, that was what he said in an April interview with Mundo Deportivo: “Yes, I told him I would leave him the ‘8’. I read in an interview that he said he liked the number 8 and I talked to the people at club, that next season if they want it, I can take it, if I stay, of course. If I leave, they can keep it directly. If they want it, it’s theirs, but there’s only one mission, they have to defend it very well, because this shirt It has been dressed by very great people, very special, especially for me, like Iniesta o Hristo…they are people who have done a lot for and for this club. The numbers must be defended and respected as they should, they have a story behind them, for those who have honored this club”.
In May, Pedri He already gave clear clues that he was going to wear the ‘8’. The young star of FC Barcelona announced through his Instagram account the launch of his new website, which is already active and in whose name you can see a clue about what will probably be the new number of the canary: the chosen domain is www.pedrigonzalez8.es.
A Pedri he likes the ‘8’ because his idol, Andres Iniesta, wore it, but when he arrived in the 2020-21 season it was owned by Arthurat least until he went to Juventus, and then he wore it Pjanic.
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