Marco Verratti surely overdid it during his vacation. Once again, the Italian international resumed training with extra pounds.
Last Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain played their last preparation match, before starting the season against FC Lorent, this Saturday, at the Parc des Princes. Marco Verratti, who hadn’t played a single game on the Asian tour so far, was started by Luis Enrique against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC.
The Italian international even wore the captain’s armband. Helped by the spaces left by the opponents, he was able to distribute the game as he pleased. Solicited by clubs in Saudi Arabia, including Al-Hilal who made an offer of 30 million euros to poach him, the “little owl” should finally begin his twelfth season in the jersey of PSG. Some observers even already imagine him as the central element of the midfield of the new Rouge et Bleu coach. Of course, Daniel Riolo does not share this opinion. “We will be made to believe that Verratti will still be the saviour. He still arrives overweight, doesn’t make a full pre-match. And we’re still going to have to swallow these salads”was offended by the sports journalist on Twitter.
Ah, and we’re going to make people believe that Verratti will still be the saviour. He still arrives overweight, doesn’t make a full prep match… and we’re still going to have to swallow these salads…
— Daniel Riolo (@DanielRiolo) August 6, 2023
Last week, The Team had actually revealed that Marco Verratti had returned from vacation with superfluous kilos. The player trained in Pescara was ” arrived at the recovery with a waist circumference far from the required standards »thus justifying its non-use in the first matches of the Asian tour.
