Barcelona may well have spawned another.
Hansi Flick’s touring squad in Asia is laden with fresh faces and La Masia starlets, with the summer typically the time when the club’s famed academy come to the forefront at senior level.
You might remember a 16-year-old Lamine Yamal showcasing his otherworldly talent against Tottenham Hotspur in the Joan Gamper Trophy two summers ago, with the generationally gifted teenager tearing Sergio Reguilón apart during a brief cameo, which helped Barça turn the tide late on.
There was no need for similar heroics from 17-year-old Pedro “Dro” Fernández at the weekend, with Flick’s side leading 2–1 by the time he entered proceedings against Vissel Kobe. Nevertheless, the academy starlet let his presence be known by adding a third for the Blaugrana in the dying embers with a well-taken half-volley from the edge of the box.
Barça’s knack for producing superstars means the world takes notice when baby-faced goalscorers emerge in July and August, with Fernández potentially the next academy graduate to make the grade and some in Catalonia.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 17-year-old.
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