It has been almost three years since Marco Verratti left Paris Saint-Germain for Al-Arabi (Qatar). During his eleven seasons spent with the Red and Blue, between 2012 and 2023, the Italian international set several important records.
The midfielder has notably become the most successful player in the history of the club (thirty) as well as that the most titled in the history of Ligue 1 (new). Regularly criticized for his lifestyle, which would not have been compatible with that expected from a high -level sportsman, he overall left good memories to the supporters of the club in the capital.
Many have also been the journalists and sports consultants to have been charmed by the “small owl”. This is the case of Bertrand Latour. “He is a sensational player, with his faults. I turn on TV to see Marco Verratti play. There is a romanticism. Like him, there are not fifty ”testified the employee of Canal+, in “Football Day”.
Verratti, extensions in mess
The player trained in Pescara regularly extended his contract during his Parisian years. “Every four weeks, he asked for an extension. He obtained it each time by raising his salary. But it's not Rocancourt. Verratti, we saw him play ”underlines Latour, making a comparison with the famous French crook, made famous after having extorted money from several personalities and used a dozen false identities.
In reality, the former number 6 of PSG has extended its lease four times. The first time at the start of the 2013-2014 season, when he did wonders in the midfield with Thiago Motta. The second in the summer of 2016. Rebelote in October 2019, when he signed a new contract until June 2024. The last extension, surely that of too much, date from the end of December 2022.
