"I watch almost every Barcelona match. It's simply my favourite club,"
"If he thinks so, maybe I am. I wasn't expecting it, but I think it's a good comparison. I understand that people found it a rather strange comparison. Before I was De Bruyne and now I'm Pedri (laughs). Or Frenkie de Jong."
Ronald Koeman compared 19-year-old Kees Smit of AZ Alkmaar to Barcelona's Pedri, noting similarities in style and potential. Multiple major clubs are tracking Smit, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace. Smit is contracted to AZ until 2028 but is expected to move to a bigger club in the summer for an estimated fee of about £20 million. Smit has declared Barcelona his favourite club and watches most of their matches, and he responded to the Pedri comparison with surprise and humour, acknowledging earlier comparisons to other top midfielders.
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