Verratti looking for ‘top European club’: agent
Midfielder Marco Verratti could be set for a summer move to a "top European club" after his agent rated his chances of remaining with Paris Saint Germain next season as "very complicated".
Frenc referee Clement Turpin (R) reacts in front Paris Saint-Germain’s Italian midfielder Marco Verratti (C) and Lyon’s French forward Alexandre Lacazette (L) during the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on March 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
“It’s a very complicated situation, in spite of his contract with the club until 2021,” Verratti’s agent Donato Di Campli told La Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday.
“He wants to win trophies, and PSG, as they are now, can’t win.
“He’s been with Paris for five years and now he’s starting to wonder whether it’s better earning a lot (of money) and not winning anything, or to start winning trophies.”
Verratti has won four consecutive league titles with the Ligue 1 giants since joining the club from Pescara, in the process forging a reputation as one of the best creative midfielders in the world.
But PSG’s failure to make an impact in Europe, in spite of huge investment by the club’s Qatari owners, has left the 24-year-old midfielder disillusioned.
Poised to cruise into the last eight of the Champions League following a sensational 4-0 rout of Barcelona in the first leg of their last 16 clash, PSG were dramatically overhauled 6-1 in the second leg less than a fortnight ago.
