Pedri is living up to the lofty expectations set by Spain's national team, so says coach Luis de la Fuente. (More Football News)
The Barcelona youngster netted twice in Spain's 5-1 demolition of Northern Ireland in their final pre-tournament friendly ahead of Euro 2024.
Pedri has struggled with injury this season, featuring just 16 times in ꦓLaLiga for Barca, but is back in form for the tournament.
And De la Fuente, whose team have won three of their last five games, has bee𒁃n hugely impressed by the midfielder.
"We have been very happy and because he is a very good player and he knows that I have confidence in him and he is going to giv💝e us very good things in this competition," De la Fꦦuente told reporters.
"I have always talked ab🅰out it from the point of view of the confidence he has to have. I said that 'Pedri has to meet Pedri', in the figurative sense of gaining confidence.
"The best version of Pedri we don't kไnow where he is🌳, because he's so good. We expect so much from him that it's infinite.
"It has to be the player who takes that step forꦦward, as he has d൩one, to be sure and confident to do the things that only he can do."
Spain will💖 take on Albania, Croatia and holders Italy in their Euro 2024 group.
