PSG: Jérôme Rothen evaluates Marco Verratti

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

The transfer of Marco Verratti is not yet official but the Italian has already arrived in Qatar where he is to join Al-Arabi. 11 years after his arrival in Paris, he left a club where he knew everything about the Qatari adventure. He is even the player who has won the most titles in the history of the club. However, Jérôme Rothen does not consider him a legendary element of the Ile-de-France residents. According to the consultant of RMC Sportformer PSG player, Verratti is part of recent history but he should not be considered among the greatest that this club has known.

“If we have fun in a ranking of 20 or 30 PSG players, yes he is one of them. He is the most successful player at PSG, even if the Qataris arrived with big resources. Staying here for more than 10 years, being a starter all the time. He is one of the great players but not a legend. There are three no more. There is Luis Fernandez automatically. This is the figure, the PSG man Luis. Safet Susic too. I was marked by Raï. He’s a world champion. Pedro (Pauleta), I played with him. I have trouble putting him on the same line, otherwise I put David Ginola. In the Qatari PSG, there is also Ibrahimovic. He took this club to a new level. Verratti is one of the 20 or 30 players but not as a legend, just as an emblematic player. It has the merit of being clear.

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