Alongside together with his Barcelona teammate Raphinha, Pedri has emerged as one of many high candidates to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or trophy.
That is due to Pedri’s great season at Barcelona thus far, with the teenager rising as a significant cog in Hansi Flick’s midfield unit.
Nonetheless, Pedri is rated extremely not just for his performances but additionally due to his mentality and angle. At the very least that’s what Alvaro Morata thinks.
Morata hails Pedri’s altruism
In a current interview with El Larguero (h/t Mundo Deportivo), Morata identified why he admires Pedri a lot, notably mentioning his altruism.
“Pedri is tremendous altruistic,” stated Morata, who shares a detailed bond with the Barcelona midfielder.
Sharing an anecdote, the previous Actual Madrid striker added, “Pedri is a brilliant good teammate. “When Ferran will get injured, Pedri is there for him to make him completely satisfied; he’s tremendous altruistic.”
Morata hails Pedri’s altruism (Photograph by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Photos)
This isn’t the primary time Morata has hailed Pedri for his brilliance and humility. In one other interview with SER, the Galatasaray ahead identified the teenager’s character.
“Pedri blows my thoughts; he performs like he’s 40. There are gamers who want a very long time to deal with stress, whereas others have it naturally. Only a few have his character and angle; he can be among the best in Spanish historical past,” he stated.
Pedri, too, has reciprocated the love and admiration from Morata. He was notably certainly one of two Barcelona stars who even satisfied the veteran striker to proceed with the Spanish nationwide staff after Euro 2024.
The previous Actual Madrid striker was contemplating nationwide staff retirement on the time. However Pedri and Dani Olmo satisfied him to proceed.
Pedri and Morata will share the pitch in Spain colors this week as La Roja tackle the Netherlands within the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals.