Neither Asensio, nor Kang-In Lee, nor Ugarte, nor Lucas Hernández. The best “new signing” for Luis Enrique was that of Marco Verratti. The Italian footballer appears to be in complete obscurity due to the Mbappé soap opera will not go to Saudi Arabia finally and will deny his twelfth season at the Parc des Princes.
According to ‘L’Équipe’, the midfielder could continue at PSG Thanks to the perseverance of the former Spanish coach, who wants to make him the cornerstone of his signature 4-3-3 in the new project of the Parisian company. And it is that losing a footballer of his caliber would have been a pitcher of cold water for French interests.
Luis Enrique, With the authority to form the squad alongside Luis Campos, he would have blocked his exit despite already having an agreement with Al-Hilal SaudYo In fact, the Italian midfielder piled on substitutions throughout preseason until his first cap last Thursday, showing the change of plans at the Parisian heart.
According to reports, the Asturian preparation He’s had private talks with club officials, so they won’t accept any amount for Marco Verratti, as he considers him indispensable in his sporting plans for the 2023/2024 season. The only offer made so far around 30 million eurosis an insufficient amount for a footballer at the highest level.
Saturday key day
Either way we’ll have to wait for the next one. Saturday 12 AugustDay on which the PSG He is playing his first game of the season in Ligue 1 against Lorientto see if Verratti finally gets into PSG’s plans or if Luis Enrique is forced to keep him on the bench to guarantee a possible transfer.