Verratti, l’incroyable retour ?

verratti, l’incroyable retour ?

Marco Verratti a quant à lui disputé 12 matches dans le championnat du Qatar et il a délivré 5 passes décisives. Milieu de terrain d’Al-Arabi SC, il a une valeur marchande de 25 millions d’euros.

Un chapitre s’est refermé l’été dernier au PSG, avec en point d’orgue les départs de Lionel Messi, laissé libre, et de Neymar, exfiltré en Arabie Saoudite. Mais le départ le plus emblématique fut sans doute celui de Marco Verratti, poussé vers la sortie par Luis Campos et Luis Enrique et qui en a été quitte pour se réfugier au Qatar.

Vendu pour quelque 50 millions d’euros au club d’Al-Arabi, le milieu de terrain italien n’a pas totalement coupé les ponts avec la capitale comme en attestent ses fréquents aller-retour vers Paris. Et à en croire la presse catalane, à 31 ans, Marco Verratti ne se satisfait pas de son exil doré dans le Golfe. Selon Mundo Deportivo, le natif de Pescara aurait en effet été proposé au FC Barcelone.

Pas une priorité pour le Barça mais…

Mais si les Blaugrana étaient intéressés par son profil l’été dernier, la donne serait différente cette année. Conséquence des doutes qui entourent sa compétitivité après un an passé dans le championnat qatari, compétition dans laquelle le milieu de terrain transalpin affiche sept passes décisives et sept cartons jaunes en 17 apparitions. Marco Verratti ne serait donc pas une option prioritaire pour le club catalan, qui n’a toutefois pas totalement fermé la porte à l’ancien Parisien.

Attirer le champion d’Europe 2021 ne sera toutefois pas chose aisée. Le joueur devra en premier lieu concéder de gros sacrifices financiers, son salaire au Qatar étant inaccessible pour le Barça, toujours en proie à de sérieuses difficultés économiques. Surtout, le club blaugrana devra s’entendre avec Al-Arabi, qui devrait avoir du mal à brader son joueur vedette un an après avoir déboursé 50 millions d’euros pour l’attirer.

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