Iconic player of the QSI era at Paris Saint-Germain, Marco Verratti left this summer, while Luis Enrique was named club coach. The latter was not kind to the Italian.
Arriving in the summer of 2012 from Pescara, Marco Verratti embodied the new face of Paris Saint-Germain. At a time when Qatar got its hands on the capital club, the “little owl” became one of the emblematic players of the new Parisian management. Remaining over the years while the squad changed season after season, the midfielder ultimately spent more than a decade at PSG. Until his departure last September for Al-Arabi. Gently pushed out, Marco Verratti clearly did not please Luis Enrique.
Newly arrived on the Paris Saint-Germain bench to succeed Christophe Galtier, the Spanish coach clearly intended to do without the services of the transalpine international. At least that’s what Le Parisien revealed this Wednesday. The daily therefore revealed a murderous sentence that Luis Enrique would have pronounced in front of Marco Verratti. “ You are the prototype of the player I hate. » A real slap in the face of the thirty-year-old.
Hygiene of life in question
Comments which would have mainly targeted Verratti’s lifestyle. Known for loving partying, cigarettes and good food, the Italian may have started his physical capital as a top athlete a little prematurely. Injured more and more often in recent seasons, the midfielder ended up being regularly absent and too often missing his team’s important meetings. A state of affairs that the management of PSG found it increasingly difficult to accept.
So much so that the exit door had opened for Marco Verratti. And his departure this summer to the Qatari club Al-Arabi finally pleased everyone: Luis Campos and PSG who wanted to get rid of him, Luis Enrique who did not count on him and therefore made him understand without hesitation. put the shapes, and finally the player himself who understood the message.