Gavi's confession about a teammate: "When they said he could leave Barça, I..."

Barcelona have managed to build a top level team with enough virtues to compete with the most important clubs in Europe. Xavi Hernandez has done a great job and helped turn some of the squad's players into stars admired by fans around the world and valued at big money.

One of them is Gavi. The midfielder is only 19 years old, but he has already earned a place in the team thanks to his good performances in recent seasons, proving to be very talented and versatile. Although his natural position is as attacking midfielder, he has played in more defensive positions as holding midfielder and also as forward. This allowed him to reach the Spanish National Team, with which he played in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

This week Gavi gave an interview to La Vanguardia in which he talked about his role within the squad, the team's objectives for this season and his love for Barcelona. About the club he said: "I would do anything for Barça". However, he surprised everyone by revealing his favorite player in the team: Frenkie De Jong.

The young Spanish player chose the Dutch midfielder and explained: "The one I admire the most is De Jong. When it was said that he could leave he was scared as f..." This sentence of Gavi refers to what happened a year ago with Frenkie, when Manchester United tried to sign him and Barcelona chiefs pressured the player to accept the offer, as they needed the money. But in the end he decided to stay and became a key part of the team.

Not alone in his admiration for De Jong

Besides Gavi, another Barcelona player praised Frenkie De Jong recently. Joao Felix said about the Dutch midfielder, “I already knew him on TV, but in person you have another perspective of his game, how he interprets the game, how he sees the spaces. I was surprised.”