Pedri: The Creative Genius from the Canary Islands

From David Silva to Juan Carlos Valeron, we've seen various players emerge from the Canary Islands who have the creative ability and quality to pick a pass alongside a magical touch on the ball. Alongside Yeremy Pino at Villarreal, Pedri is the latest talent to leave the Canaries and impress at the top level of European football.

Born in Tenerife, Pedri joined Las Palmas' academy from Juventud Laguna in 2018 but would only have to wait a year before being promoted to the first team by then manager Pepe Mel. He made his professional debut at 16 years of age on August 18, 2019, starting in a home defeat to Huesca.

Two weeks later, Barcelona completed a deal to sign Pedri on a two-year contract, paying an initial fee of €5 million as well as other performance-based objectives to snap up the teenage talent before his stock rose even higher.

Before he had even played a match for Barcelona, Bayern Munich were already willing to give Barcelona a hefty profit on the youngster following their 8-2 humiliation of them in the Champions League, but the Blaugranas refused their attempts and held onto the prized teenage talent.