Pedri González is undoubtedly one of the stars of the European Cup of Nations, which is currently being held in various European capitals. His recent performance against Switzerland won accolades from across the globe. The midfielder who did everything in the game except the last minute of extra time against the Swiss team, does not want to stop because he is having a great time as a child.
“I’m a bit tired, but at 18 I have the strength to do more things,” he told Deportes Quattro. Pedri admitted that the games are starting to get strong and that he has to recover well after each one, but not enough to not feel privileged by everything that has happened.
Having reached the status of promising talent from Las Palmas, Pedri gradually became indispensable both in Barcelona and in the Spanish team, having played a total of 4,238 minutes in 63 games.
Meanwhile, Pedri has been summoned by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to participate in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics for Spain, and the Spanish Football Federation is not considering excluding him from the team to allow him a break before the season. 2021/22.
In fact, he confirmed that if Enrique had not changed him in extra time, he would have been one of the shooters on the penalty shoot-out. Pedri dreams of being champion: “All teams are good. Everyone can eliminate everyone and the game in Italy will be great. ”
And he added: “It is a dream to be able to wear the Barcelona and Spain jersey. I hope I can enjoy the game “, admitted the midfielder, who did not hesitate to make a promise if he ended up proclaiming champion of the European Championship with Spain, saying:” If we win the European Cup I will shave my head. ”
Spain expects a fierce confrontation in the semifinals of the European Cup of Nations against Italy, which reached this stage after defeating the strong Belgium team by two goals to one.
This article was translated from the Sport newspaper.