Pedri takes Iniesta's number 8

Since

left Barcelona, the number eight shirt was open. It has been given to

. Since joining the team in 2020 from

Las Palmas

, Pedri, who is a big star in Spain, has worn the number 16.

But during the off-season, he got the chance to wear a shirt that Andres Iniesta, who won the World Cup, wore.

Since the great Iniesta left

in 2018, Arthur and

Miralem Pjanic

wore the number in unsuccessful stints. Last season, it was taken over by Alves, who had been number two in his first time at Camp Nou.

Alves has left as a free agent at age 39, and on Friday, the Blaugrana posted Pedri's new number on social media.

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