{"id":42237,"date":"2025-04-20T19:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=42237"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:59:03","slug":"man-city-set-to-break-the-bank-for-this-barcelona-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/man-city-set-to-break-the-bank-for-this-barcelona-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City Set To Break the Bank for This Barcelona Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City are reportedly preparing a record-breaking summer swoop for Barcelona&rsquo;s midfield sensation Pedri. As per the Spanish media outlet Fichajes, the Premier League side are preparing a staggering &euro;200 million (&pound;171 million) bid for the Spanish midfield maestro.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Pedri is being widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted midfielders in world football. Especially considering how essential he has become to Barcelona&rsquo;s success. Man City are ready to &ldquo;break the market&rdquo; to secure the services of the 21-year-old.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pressure makes diamonds! &#128142; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yViM4Q2vhA\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/yViM4Q2vhA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1913636407899218166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>So far, Pedri has already racked up nearly 200 appearances for <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lionel-messi-on-failed-return-to-barcelona-reminisces-a-place-always-wanted-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Barcelona<\/a>. Man City are targeting him as a long-term replacement to Kevin De Bruyne under Pep Guardiola. With the Belgian set to depart at the end of this season in June, City&rsquo;s need for a creative player in the engine room has intensified.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lionel-messi-says-this-barcelona-youngster-started-right-just-like-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Lionel Messi Says This Barcelona Youngster Started Right: &lsquo;Just Like Me&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Eyes on Pedri<\/h2><p>City had previously been linked with Bayer Leverkusen&rsquo;s Florian Wirtz. However, as per reports, the German star&rsquo;s camp held &lsquo;secret talks&rsquo; with Bayern Munich. Hence, making a move to Manchester less likely. This may be the reason why Pep Guardiola has shifted his focus entirely to Pedri.<\/p><p>Guardiola&rsquo;s appreciation for technically brilliant midfielders is well-documented from his Barcelona days. And Pedri fits this mold quite perfectly. The 2021 Golden Boy winner has tallied 5 goals and 7 assists in 49 appearances this season. Whereas, his absence has created problems several times in the midfield.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/robert-lewandowski-injury-update-barcelona-could-take-a-knock-before-the-copa-del-rey-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Robert Lewandowski Injury Update &ndash; Barcelona Takes a Knock Before the Copa Del Rey Final and UCL Semifinals!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Pricey and Complicated Pursuit<\/h2><p>There&rsquo;s no doubt that City won&rsquo;t have any financial problem. However, even so, acquiring Pedri will be no straightforward task. The Catalan club consider him as an &lsquo;untouchable&rsquo; player. Hence, there is very little to no chance of entertaining any offers for him.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Additionally, Pedri himself has not expressed any desire to leave Camp Nou either. Barcelona consider Pedri a central figure not just for the present, but also for the long haul under Hansi Flick. Talking about Pedri, Flick previously said, <em>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t compare him to anyone else in his position right now.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola Eyes Barcelona Midfielder As Kevin De Bruyne\u2019s Successor in a Summer Swoop That Could Shatter British Transfer Records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5618],"tags":[1555,5061,4047,5998,3856],"class_list":["post-42237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-barcelona","tag-kevin-de-bruyne","tag-manchester-city","tag-pedri","tag-pep-guardiola"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man City Set To Break the Bank for This Barcelona Star - 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