€90 million-rated Barcelona star could now undergo extreme protection – report

There are few players in FC Barcelona who can make the entire club look at them as the future face of the entity. However, such players have always been protected and treated rather differently than those around them. Lionel Messi, formerly, was one such face that Barcelona did everything to keep safe and happy.

The days of Messi are now gone, however. There is a younger core of players that Barcelona puts their trust and all their faith in. One such star is 21-year-old Pedri, who continues to be the embodiment of what Barcelona aspires to be and how the club aspires to play like.

However, the young Golden Boy winner has not exactly had an easy life at Barcelona. As highlighted by SPORT, his recurring injuries are now becoming a source of fear for the club. Despite all his quality and technical ability, the risk of consistently losing Pedri to injuries each season makes him practically useless to the coach.

Across his four seasons at Barcelona already, Pedri has had to suffer 7 different muscular injuries. His very first season showed no sign of this, but he was also put to the ultimate test at an age very few could do so.

Across his appearances for both Spain and Barcelona, Pedri played 71 times. With a total of 4911 minutes accumulated, the youngster participated in every international tournament with Spain as well.

The second season is where things began to become problematic. In the 2021/22 season, the Barcelona midfielder played only 26 games in total. He suffered three muscular injuries in one season and it was rather brutal on the player’s progression.