Perez targets Pedri in potential Figo-style move

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly targeting Barcelona midfielder Pedri as a "dream" signing, a move Spanish journalist Siro Lopez described as a potential bomb comparable to the Luis Figo transfer. Lopez said: "The player that Real Madrid wants to incorporate for the 2027-28 season is Pedri.

You will agree with me that it would be a bomb, only at the height of what happened with Luis Figo in the 2000-01 season. It's not just that you reinforce yourself, it's that you take away an essential player from Barcelona." Figo left Barcelona for Real in a then-world record €62 million transfer in July 2000 and became a focal point of hostility whenever he returned to Camp Nou; objects were thrown at him on several occasions, including a pig's head in one particularly volatile Clasico clash in November 2022.

Pedri is tied to Barcelona until 2030 after signing a new five-year contract in January last year, a deal reported to include a €1 billion release clause.

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