“I wasn’t the level Real Madrid wanted,” Pedri opens up on his failed trail

“I wasn’t the level Real Madrid wanted,” Pedri opens up on his failed trail

FC Barcelona’s prodigious talent Pedri revealed that he had the chance to sign for their rival club Real Madrid in 2017, but the move did not eventually materialise as he failed to impress scouts from the Spanish capital.

While playing for his boyhood club in Tenerife, Real Madrid had called up this year’s Kopa Trophy winner to Valdebebas for a training session, which would then open up as an opportunity to play at the club.

I wouldn’t have rejected Real Madrid opined Pedri on a prospective career route

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However, Pedri failed to capitalise on the opportunity and went on to sign up for Las Palmas, a natural place for players who come out of the Canary Islands in Spain.

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“When I was 15 years old they called me for a test, but that day there was huge snowfall and it had to be postponed,” Pedri, who is currently out injured, told Tuttosport.

“The next day, I took part in some light training with the academy side. Maybe they already had their idea about me, so I went back to Tenerife.”

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“However, I would not have rejected Madrid. Opportunities must be seized, however, they come. Let’s just say something happened, a combination of negative circumstances, and they were the ones that didn’t want to sign me,” Pedri reminisced on his young footballing journey, and in a way that would have completely changed things around for the young midfielder.

In only one season Pedri has proven himself as one of the mainstays of Barcelona, which also saw him win the Kopa Trophy this year. The Spaniard made 56 appearances for the Catalan club last season, and also went on to make 10 appearances for the Spanish national side in EURO 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics.

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