Interested Barcelona, ​​Verratti Hopes to Stay at PSG

Marco Verratti is trying to rattle rumors about the possibility he will be sold by Paris Saint-Germain, but still can not close the opportunities along with news of interest from league leaders La Liga, Barcelona. Verratti was aggressively linked with La Blaugrana in the summer transfer market last year which became a long saga and impact on the dismissal of Donato Di Campli as his agent for calling the midfielder as hostage in PSG. The 25-year-old finally apologized and successfully helped Les Parisien to dominate again Ligue 1 this season, but rumors about his move to Spain are still in circulation. Asked about the speculation after PSG's defeat from Real Madrid 3-1 in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League last night (14/2), Verratti replied to Premium Sport: "Barcelona I do not know, I am happy in Paris. with this project and I hope it can last long here Maybe PSG will sell me, we do not know. " Verratti spoke after PSG conceded two goals in the last seven minutes of the match at Santiago Bernabeu and was not the only star player to be asked about his future, after Neymar was also forced to answer the same thing about his association with Real Madrid. PSG dominated the game in the second half until Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane decided to include Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez. The substitutes proved successful in helping Ronaldo score his second goal in the game, while Marcelo added it three minutes later. "I think 1-1 is a fair result in the first half," continued Verratti. "After the break, I think we deserved to win but we lost 3-1." When you play against a great team, you have to be effective, we still have a good chance and we need to be confident at home.