Marco Verratti had a much more complicated season than usual at PSG. His performances were not up to par in a declining team. What give him desires elsewhere while beautiful financial proposals arrive on his table.
He was the darling of Parisian supporters, the little nugget found in Italy and pampered by PSG. He has now become the symbol of the lack of progress of the Parisian club for 10 years. Marco Verratti is still considered the boss of the Parisian milieu. Arrived in 2012, he never ceased to show his technical and slaughter qualities. Nevertheless, the criticism is getting louder and louder for a player who hasn’t progressed as much as hoped. This season, we could even speak of regression for Verratti. Long considered a strong point of PSG, he was in difficulty on the bad Parisian sequence of 2023. It was in particular he who had caused the two goals of Bayern in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League.
Verratti thinks of leaving, PSG not for the moment
Even if his lifestyle has not always been appreciated at the club, PSG are not thinking of parting with him for the moment. He is still considered a part of Christophe Galtier’s locker room. On the side of the Italian, on the other hand, the question of a departure arises. L’Equipe indicates that Verratti is somewhat nostalgic for his young years in Paris, when he rubbed shoulders with the demanding Zlatan Ibrahimovic. A sportingly happier time when the locker room ” was going straight “. Far from the laxity of some players currently and the tensions with the supporters.
Tired, Marco Verratti wonders about his future at PSG
Eleven years after his arrival and after a mediocre season, the question of the future of the Parisian environment, marked by recent elements, arises. The Italian wonders. And the Saudis dream of it… https://t.co/nk32uRxzxz pic.twitter.com/FXbdY2QZ4P
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What push Verratti to wonder about his future in Paris. This is all the more true as offers have reached him. Saudi Arabia offers him a golden bridge to join the Saudi Pro League. Inter Miami in MLS is the other declared candidate according to L’Equipe. If financially, Verratti would find his account in these clubs and these championships, this is not the case sportingly. The 30-year-old Italian favors Europe and the high level of its competitions. On the other hand, not sure that a club from the five major championships will call on him this summer, which would force him to play (against his will?) an additional year at PSG.