BAYERN MUNICH are reportedly willing to break the bank to sign whizkid Pedri from Barcelona.
The German giants allegedly aren’t phased by the ONE BILLION euro release clause placed in Pedri’s contract and are even willing to quadruple his current pay packet to lure him into a move, according to AS.
Barca won’t want to let their prized asset go, but Bayern hope that their mega transfer offer that will exceed the £68 million they paid for Lucas Hernandez a few years ago will force the Spanish side to listen, AS claim.
The Catalan giants are in a precarious financial position and despite their reluctance to let Pedri leave, they could possibly be swayed by the exorbitant fee Bayern plan on dangling in front of them.
Bayern aren’t wasting any time and AS report that they may even launch a bid for the 18-year-old this winter.
And if not, they will make a move for him by next season at the latest.
But Barca may not be swayed by Bayern’s cash as they plan to build their new-look squad around Pedri, who’s been billed as the new Lionel Messi.
Since joining Barca in 2019 from Las Palmas for £4.5m, Pedri’s gone on to become a regular for both club and country.
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He’s already played 93 games for Barca in all competitions. scoring eight times and setting up 13 goals.
And Spain boss Luis Enrique is also fond of Pedri, who played in all their games in Euro 2020 this summer.
Despite all the success Pedri’s already had, his career’s only just getting started.
Earlier today, he scooped the European Golden Boy award and became the first Barca star to do so since Messi won it in 2005.
Pedri’s predecessor to the prize was Borussia Dortmund prodigy Erling Haaland.
And he beat the likes of English trio, Jude Bellingham, Mason Greenwood, and Bukayo Saka to be given the accolade.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
