When was the last time you heard of an 18-year-old in their breakout campaign play an 11-month season?!
It’s true that Pedri has surpassed all expectations for Barcelona and for Spain, but the Catalans really need to wrap him up in cotton wool now.
By the time he plays on Sunday against Brazil in the Olympic final, there will be just two weeks left until the start of the new La Liga season.
The youngster, because of his exertions, deserves at least a month off.
Ronald Koeman has enough strength in depth at this point to be able to allow Pedri to rest sufficiently.