Verratti restores the truth about his departure from PSG

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

It's been two years now that Marco Verratti left Paris Saint-Germain for Al-Arabi (Qatar). At the time, when he had just been appointed coach of the capital's club, Luis Enrique would not have wished to keep it in its workforce.

“You are the prototype of the player I hate”would he have even launched according to The Parisian. Indeed, the Italian midfielder was regularly pointed out to
His lifestylethis does not correspond to that that a high-level sportsman should have.

Except that the “small owl” does not have the same version at all as the regional daily life. “It's false: I assure you that my conversation with Nasser (al-Khelaïfi, editor's note) goes back much further, where I told him that I was leaving because I wanted new challenges. We stayed on very good terms, he is someone great ”he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Verratti, divergent versions

A few months after leaving PSG, Marco Verratti did not give the same version. “Luis Enrique wanted to change, I had done a lot of years here, he wanted something new (…) I think Luis Enrique needed other players. I have nothing against him “he said in the columns of The team in October 2023.

At the beginning of the month, the 32-year-old midfielder joined Al-Duhail, another Qatari club. When he left PSG, Verratti had notably become the most successful player in the history of the Ile -de -France club (thirty trophies) as well as the most titled in the history of Ligue 1 (new).