Verratti and Neymar, it feels like the end

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

A page seems bound to turn in Paris this summer.

Lionel Messi is gone, Kylian Mbappé is punished… and now Marco Verratti and Neymar seem to be gently pushed towards the exit. Not without a momentum driven by their own initiative. This Tuesday for the second collective session on the program in Poissy since the end of the PSG internship in Asia, these last two players have not trained…

For the Brazilian, an adductor alert is advanced according to RMC. Still, the timing calls out when the person concerned would have told his leaders of his desires elsewhere. Even if it means making the crazy bet of Saudi Arabia with an improbable stopover at Barça to help him take the plunge. As the Parisians strive to complete the Ousmane Dembélé file after formalizing the arrival of Gonçalo Ramos on Monday – while keeping an eye and more on Randal Kolo Muani and Bradley Barcola – there is no doubt that the Auriverde will not be retained at all costs…

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For the aroused Italian, the situation is a little more blurred. His absence during the day is not justified, but Luis Enrique does not seem to be overly moved by it. With Portugal’s Manuel Ugarte and Vintinha recovering, the Spanish strategist clearly feels ready. A dilettante for two years, Marco Verratti is no longer the essential cog that he was in Paris. His transfer is more than ever considered. According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Al-Hilal, one of the Riyadh clubs, has made an offer of 45 million euros for the transalpine metronome in recent hours. To be continued…