Daniel Riolo has always had his Turkish face. In particular players playing for Paris Saint-Germain. In the past, footballers like Serge Aurier, Layvin Kurzawa and Marco Verratti have been strongly criticized by the sports journalist.
The Italian international was however dubbed by a large part of the supporters of the club in the capital. “They didn’t open their eyes. For example, I loved Pastore, who nevertheless did nothing more than Verratti. But I think he was honest.”judged
the companion of GĂ©raldine Maillet on the waves of France Blue.
Daniel Riolo takes a scathing look at the midfielder’s career at PSG. “Every time there was a big match, it was bad, he believes. And when he was good, he was just an assistant. On major events, he was either not there because he was injured, or he was there but not as good as his teammates. »
Verratti, golden pre-retirement in Qatar
In June 2023, the “little owl” left Paris to join the Al-Arabi club, for a declared amount of 45 million euros. Since then, the Italian international has made 41 appearances in the Qatar Stars League, scoring four goals.
The former darling of the Parc des Princes, who signed for Al-Duhail last summer, also bought a share of his training club Pescara Calcio, around 40%. When he left PSG, Verratti notably became the most successful player in the history of the Ile-de-France club (thirty trophies) as well as the most successful player in the history of Ligue 1 (nine).
