The messy Barca finally got the good news: De Perry's contract extension for five years.
Interestingly, Barca president Laporta was so proud when it came to the renewal of his contract that he was embarrassed to say Pedri's name as Messi.
How good was De Perry last season? Pinned to the bench, he made 50 appearances for Barca, scoring 4 goals and assisting 6 goals, in addition to participating in the European Championships and olympic games, and over the course of a year, the "helpless" Pedri made more than 60 appearances, which is called an iron man.
Young people who were worth only 5 million euros two years ago are now worth 80 million euros+ and liquidated damages are up to 1 billion euros.
Some people questioned, some people cheered.
As for barca in turmoil, de Perry is only a temporary de Perry in the future of the tagged, and interestingly, the president of Las Palmas has been frank on a good day: "If we had not recruited him, would DePerry still be in the third division?" ”
For De Perry, he never wanted to leave Barca, and the Red and Blues were his heart moved, because De Perry's family has always been a die-hard loyalist to Barca, landing at Camp Nou, playing for Barca is a dream come true moment.
As we all know, Pedri's growth trend in the past two years is barbaric: in 2019, he represented Spain U17 in the World Junior Championships, in 2020 he took care of Spain U19 and U21, in 2021 he played the Olympic Games for Spain, and before playing for the Spanish national team in the European Championships. Remarkablely, Pedri did not make up the numbers or play soy sauce, he proved himself indispensable with a series of records.
At the age of 17 years and 348 days, he became the fifth youngest player in Barca's history to score goals in La Liga.
At the age of 18 years and 5 months, he became the second youngest player in Barca's history to play 50 games.
He surpassed Wayne Wayne Rooney at 18 years and 215 days to become the youngest starter in the history of the European Championship knockout rounds, and was personally named the Best Young Player at the European Championship and selected for the Best Squad at the European Championship.
Spanish national team coach Enrique said bluntly: "What Pedre showed on the pitch, I have never seen, not even in Iniesta. ”
Barca boss Corman said at the beginning of his tenure: "If you ask me which player surprised me the most, I would definitely say Pedri. ”
Even if the manager is suspected of speaking for his disciples, in fact, Pedri, who has been shortlisted for this year's European Golden Boy Awards, is considered the hottest candidate, so Barca did not add a 1 billion euro liquidated damages clause to the contract out of thin air, and at the age of less than 19, Pedri was really red and purple.
Don't know what happened?
While the competitive world has always spoken on strength, it inevitably involves an old story.
As mentioned earlier, Pedri's whole family is a fan of Barcelona and is well known. But Pedri is not Catalan and was born in a small town called Tegust in Tenerife.
The town's most famous attraction is the family-run restaurant, which doesn't care about how grand it is, but about the grounding. The walls are full of the signature battle robes of Barcelona's historical superstars, all the utensils are also around the Barça elements, although the town has a limited population, but the tourists who come to punch the clock are endless.
It's a unique landscape.
Pedri's grandfather was the owner of the restaurant, and he also had a resounding title - president of the Tenerife Fan Support Association, officially recognized by Barca, who later passed the torch of ideals to his son, Pedri's father, but when he arrived in Pedri, the way of inheritance changed from behind-the-scenes cheering to acting as a player.
The feeling of a dream come true is self-evident, but the road is tortuous. When he was 4 years old, Pedri accompanied his brother to the local amateur club for trial training, but the coach took a fancy to Pedri who "accompanied people", such a plot seemed familiar, and Zhou Xingchi asked Liang Chaowei to accompany him to the wireless audition when he was young, but Xingye failed, and Liang Chaowei, who accompanied him, instead gained unexpected happiness.
As he grew older, the regional league could not frame his talent, Tenerife invited him to join his hometown academy many times, but his father refused on the grounds that he was too young, in fact, the whole family was waiting for Barca's invitation.
Unfortunately, it has become a "unrequited love", and Barca will not open the back door because his grandfather is the president of the Tenerife fan support association.
However, in the gap between waiting periods, Pedri has not been idle, and he has watched and studied Iniesta's movements, laying the foundation for his amazing skills. Over time, he got used to a world where he was alone with football, and even if Barca didn't extend an olive branch, he wouldn't abandon his dream of becoming a professional player.
Everything has pros and cons, and rejection may be a way to grow, but unexpectedly, Real Madrid issued an invitation to Pedri, a Barcelona fan, in 2018, and the teenager who vowed to go there was not abandoned at Real Madrid, but a storm hindered his great future.
Although it is good, it seems to have left a back road for Barca and his marriage.
On his path of "saving the country on the curve", Pedri passed through La Liga to La Liga, and also from Las Palmas to Barca, and now a blockbuster contract extends his story with Barca to 2026, worth it or not, not in the present, but in the future.
But a good start is always half the battle, and perhaps he and Barca were supposed to be a strong combination, but now the messy Barca can only hope that the fledgling Pedri will become a savior as soon as possible.