Sergi Gomez lived in an apartment with fellow youth products Marc Muniesa, Sergi Roberto and Mauro Icardi for several seasons. And during this period, Gomez witnessed a moment he would never forget involving Icardi, who joined Barca ahead of the 2008/09 season following interest from a host of clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Valencia.

Speaking on the podcast, Gomez began: "Mauro arrived at La Masía and we were teammates for three or four seasons. During one of those seasons, we shared an apartment. One day he said to me: 'Sergi, come with me to the park next door.' "He was carrying a Y-shaped piece of wood that he had cut the day before, with a rubber band tied to it. He had made a homemade slingshot. We went to the park, and he pointed to a very tall pine tree and said, 'See up there?' I saw the pine cones, but he insisted, 'No, higher up.' And there was a pigeon that was barely visible."

Icardi proceeded to take out the pigeon, according to Gomez, who claims the Argentine plucked its feathers before putting it over a fire and eating it. “He grabbed a rock, stretched the rubber band, and... boom. He brought down the pigeon from a height of 20 or 30 meters," Gomez added. "We went back to La Masía, he plucked its feathers, threaded a wire through it, lit a fire, and ate it in front of me. I remember thinking: ‘What awaits me if we start like this'."

Gomez would go on to express his affection for Icardi, adding: "We lived through a lot together, and if he sees him, he’ll know that I hold that in my heart.”