Arrived in the summer of 2012 from Pescara, Marco Verratti quickly became one of the darlings of Paris Saint-Germain, being part of one of the most competitive teams known to Parisian fans at the time. . Nevertheless, over the seasons, the latter did not hesitate to point the finger at his lack of regularity in the red-and-blue jersey, in particular because of his many physical glitches, only playing a little more than half PSG matches since his arrival.
Enough to bring the sports management to question its status as a locker room executive. The arrival of Luis Enrique at the head of the first team is part of the desire to create a new cycle in the Ile-de-France formation, several elements have been sidelined, including the international of the Squadra Azzurra (55 selections, 3 goals), invited to join the loft. While several undesirables have already found a base (Neymar, Paredes, R. Sanches…), the 30-year-old player is still stuck in Paris.
A contractual agreement found
However, this situation should not last very long… Indeed, according to the latest information from The Team, the Italian midfielder has reached a contractual agreement with Al-Ahli, current leader of the Saudi Pro League after two short days. The Jeddah-based club, which has already achieved a major transfer window by recruiting Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino and more recently Merih Demiral, now hopes to convince the capital club, which had already refused a first check offered for 30 million euros. euros.
In the event of failure with the Italian, under contract until 2026 with PSG – also monitored by Bayern Munich, the French sports daily adds that the formation promoted in the Saudi elite, winning the second division championship during of the financial year which has just ended, is working on another file to strengthen its midfield, in the person of the Turkish international Hakan Calhanoglu, linked to Inter Milan for another four seasons. As a reminder, Al-Raqi has already expanded its midfield with Barcelona’s Franck Kessie (€12.5m). To be continued.
