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gavi has become a key player for the first team of Barcelona when he was only 17 years old.
The talented midfielder has the world of football at his feet after a remarkable season with the club and is expected to become a Blaugrana talismanic figure for many years to come.
However, the story could have been very different had he chosen to choose Real Madrid or Atlético before Barcelona, as the three Spanish powers sought to recruit him from a local academy in his native Andalusia.
His first coaches in Los Palacios, an Andalusian town where personalities like Fabian Ruiz and Jesus Navas were trained, mentioned that Gavi only wanted to join Barcelona.
“I know that [Real] Madrid and Atletico wanted him, but when he went to Barcelona he told his parents: “Daddy, the best [players] are here and I want to play here, â€Manuel Vasco told Sport.
“The kid attracted the interest of the big clubs from the start, [Real] Betis and Sevilla were the first to arrive here due to the proximity.
“Barcelona engaged him in a tournament which took place in the Algarve, in which he was chosen as the best player and Barcelona took him.
“But before that, I think he was in Madrid with both teams, and they were watching him, and it was clear that if he had to choose between the big clubs, he liked Barcelona more,” he concluded. .
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