Barcelona star Pedri has been crowned the 2021 Golden Boy winner, beating the likes of Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz and Jude Bellingham to the award. And Liverpool fans are not pleased about the news.
The Reds have in recent months been heavily linked with a move for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder. With reports suggesting that Liverpool could attempt to sign Bellingham in 2023.
The 18-year-old star is one of the Bundesliga’s best midfielders. With Dortmund signing the youngster from Birmingham City in 2020 for a reported fee of £25m. Yet he has missed out on the Golden Boy to Pedri.
Indeed, competition for the award this year was tight. However, Pedri winning the Golden Boy seems to make sense, with the teenager becoming a key player for both Barcelona and Spain this year.
The midfielder joins illustrious company, with the likes of Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi being past winners of the Golden Boy award.
However, Liverpool supporters are not happy about the announcement. With fans feeling that Bellingham deserved to win the award over Pedri given his form in 2021 and links to the Reds.
Liverpool fans fume as Pedri beats Bellingham to Golden Boy
After all, Bellingham could be a realistic target for Liverpool in the future. And the midfielder winning the Golden Boy award would have been another excellent achievement to have on his CV.
Here’s what some Liverpool fans had to say about Pedri beating Bellingham to the Golden Boy award on Twitter…
https://twitter.com/LFCPierre/status/1462740524486508553
https://twitter.com/TheWAddress/status/1462742048474382343
https://twitter.com/slumpapi/status/1462741991226286086
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