Marco Verratti opens up in an interview with L’Equipe, discussing his 11 years at PSG and his current situation.
Marco Verratti is still a Parisian, albeit temporarily working abroad. He reveals in L’Equipe that he hasn’t entirely relocated: “I’ll live here for the rest of my life. My family and children have stayed here. When I have days off, I come back. I’ll at least come to watch the matches. I’d really like to see PSG win the Champions League,” he says.
Unlike some who have had negative things to say about PSG after leaving, Verratti expresses his deep attachment to the club: “You don’t spend eleven years at a place if you’re not in love. I had no desire to go to another European team where I might have faced PSG. PSG gave me the opportunity to experience at the highest level something I would have done with my friends. That’s why I will always be grateful, and I will never make an issue with the club. In football, things evolve. I played there for eleven years, maybe they want to do something else. The most important thing is that we part on good terms.”
Finally, the Italian discusses the reasons behind his departure: “When I came back for the season, I was told I wasn’t in the plans. I drew the consequences. That’s the way I am. PSG gave me everything I could dream of,” he says.