Marco Verratti leaves PSG and lands in Qatar
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Marco Verratti leaves PSG and lands in Qatar
È official: Paris-Saint-Germain has announced the transfer of Marco Verratti to the Qatari club Al-Arabi. The Abruzzese fantasist, a pillar of PSG and also of the Azzurri national team, had landed in Doha yesterday to undergo medical examinations.
Thus, after eleven years in Psg, the Pescara-born footballer is moving to Qatar.According to the transalpine press, the 30-year-old midfielder adored by Parisian fans did not fit into the strategy of the new coach, Luis Enrique.
Verratti "has played a very important role in our great history", Psg president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, said in a note. Verratti said for his part that "Paris, the team and its fans will always have a very special place in my heart. I will forever be a Parisian".
