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Barcelona midfielder Pedri has shared his thoughts on the club’s summer signings after a hectic transfer window at the Camp Nou.
The Catalan giants spent heavily to sign Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha. Barca also brought in Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Hector Bellerin, and Marcos Alonso on free transfers.
Pedri has been asked about the club’s new boys and reserved particular praise for fellow midfielder Kessie, who joined the club from Serie A champions AC Milan after his contract expired.
“Kessie is an animal, he’s wild on the pitch,” he told Diario Sport. “When he clashes with people, they fly three meters, like I said, in training I prefer to not be against him!”
Pedri also revealed how he’d been surprised by Raphinha. The Brazilian has arrived after helping keep Leeds United in the Premier League last season.
“I was very surprised, he works a lot for the team,” he said. “He is always running and trying to steal the ball. He has quality and a shot that few people have.”
Raphinha has become a regular in attack this season at Barcelona. Xavi’s preferred front three has seen the Brazilian feature alongside Lewandowski and France international Ousmane Dembele.
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Pedri on Barcelona’s New Defender
Pedri has also shared his thoughts on the team’s new defenders, starting with former Chelsea man Marcos Alonso. The left-back has moved after terminating his contract with the Premier League side. He explained, “A great friend of mine, he has spectacular physical prowess, it’s crazy. He adds a lot of quality.”
The Spain international also went on to discuss center-backs Christensen and Kounde. Christensen has also joined from Chelsea, while Kounde moved to Barcelona after impressing in La Liga with Sevilla.
“Andreas is very good at taking the ball out, he also has a wingspan and is tall, something that can help aerial balls,” he said. “Kounde played really well in Sevilla, he was a centre-back I like a lot. We now what he has done and what he can add.”
Both players have already enjoyed plenty of minutes at Barca. Kounde has three assists in five matches for Barcelona while Christensen has played in four of the team’s eight matches in 2022-23.
Pedri Talks Lewandowski Impact
Striker Robert Lewandowski has made arguably the biggest impact at of Barcelona’s new signings. The attacker has scored 11 goals already this season and Pedri has made it clear how much he enjoys playing alongside the former Bayern man, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
“Everyone sees him play, the goals he scores, the movements he gives us,” he said. “Robert gives us a lot of things, I hope he continues like this because it’s an honor to play with him.”
Lewandowski has outscored 12 of the 20 La Liga teams so far this season and has admitted moving to the Camp Nou from German champions Bayern Munich has given him a big boost.
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‘An Animal, He Is Wild’: Pedri Hails Barcelona New Boy