Pedri González, a Barcelona player, would be one of them. The journalist Roger Sabatés Ortega recounts the rapid journey that the Spanish midfielder has taken to become a piece of great importance for both his club and the national team.

“Do you already want to retire me?” a former Las Palmas player asked sarcastically when he learned that a book was going to be written about Pedri, a 21-year-old boy. And it all started with a phone call.