“Gavi is a difference-maker, and I’m delighted to have him, but I don’t want to compare him to anyone. He has no ceiling.” These were the words of Xavi about Gavi. Luis Enrique called the youngster the “future and present of the national team.” Barcelona betting will have more demand in the coming years with highly talented young players.
In all the recent matches, there was one player who stole the media’s headlines. It was the seventeen-year-old Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, shortly called ‘Gavi’ from the renowned academy of FC Barcelona. Right now, he is the new teenage sensation in the football world, and everyone is praising him for his maturity at this age.
Gavi continues to set new standards with the Spanish national side. Recently, he became the youngest player ever to appear for the Spanish national side when he featured in the UEFA Nations League semi-final win over Italy. The midfielder from Andalusia was impressed in that game and in the final defeat against France for Luis Enrique’s side.
Under Enrique, he is already a starter for Spain’s national team, and the future of this youngster is safe in the hands of Enrique.
The La Masia product Gavi was born in the town of Los Palacios y Villafranca, just 30 kilometres away from La Cartuja stadium in Seville.
His stats are also impressive. The midfielder’s impressive performance is backed up by the stats. He recorded a 92% completion rate with his passing and completed 5 of 8 dribbles against Spain’s world cup qualifying match against Sweden. The 17-year-old improves every game by game. Less than two months ago, the youngster had not even started a game for Barcelona. Now, five weeks after becoming the youngest player to wear the Spain jersey at 17 years and 62 days old.
Luis Enrique’s words also proved how good the midfielder is after the match against Sweden. He said: “I decided to bring Gavi in because I think I know him and he can do well. He put in a great performance in front of 50,000 fans. Gavi was born to play football, He is a beast. It’s not normal for someone his age to have this kind of performance. I think he never played before in front of more than 50,000 spectators and you all saw the game that kid played. He will not surprise anyone anymore. I repeat, he was born to play football.”
For Barcelona, The 17-year-old has established himself as a first-team star this season despite his tender age. The former Real Betis youth team player has made 16 league appearances in which 13 as a starter and three as a substitute.
