Verratti stays at PSG: Thick orange peel has sharp nails!

(Baonghean.vn) - The Italian midfielder has officially returned to training with his parent club PSG after days of "making a fuss" and demanding a move to Barcelona. President Al Khelaifi and his associates have succeeded in keeping Verratti.

In response to the invitation from the Camp Nou team, Verratti and his agent Di Campli tried everything to “escape” from France. In response to the “rebellious” actions of the player born in 1992, PSG’s board of directors still insisted: Verratti’s place is at the Parc des Princes.

Realizing that the deal was at a standstill, President Bartomeu personally called his PSG counterpart - President Al Khelaifi to discuss the Verratti case. The answer the head of Barcelona Club received was nothing more than: "PSG will not sell Verratti at any price".

The firmness and wisdom of President Al Khelaifi helped PSG successfully retain Verratti. Photo: Internet.

The reason PSG's board of directors can maintain their steadfastness is because Verratti's contract with the Parc des Princes team lasts until 2021 and does not have a termination clause. No matter how much Barcelona spends, it will be in vain, and money is not a matter of concern for a rich team like PSG.

Another reason is that the 2018 World Cup is approaching. If Verratti is “stubborn”, President Al Khelaifi will instruct his subordinates to push this midfielder to the bench, or even to the youth team. Not being able to play in the 2017/2018 season, Verratti will hardly have the opportunity to go to Russia with the Italian national team (in case the Azzurri qualify).

It was these things that PSG completely foiled Verratti's "rebellion" plan with Barcelona's backing. The Catalan club announced that they would end their pursuit of the Italian player, and Verratti also apologized to PSG's board of directors and fans for the statements made by agent Di Campli.

On PSG's official website, Verratti said: "We have had a difficult time in the last few days. I know what my agent said and I just want to say that it was not what I wanted to say. I apologize to everyone at the club, the president, the fans and the players. I am very happy at PSG. We are back in training today.

I am very happy to be back and training with my teammates. I know that this club has always believed in me and I really want to apologize once again. I don't want to say too much, but I have a lot of respect for PSG. I hope that something like this will not happen again. Right now, I want to focus on the team, for the team."

Wearing the Barcelona shirt is still just a dream for the Italian midfielder. Photo: Internet.

Thus, the deal that has consumed much of the press over the past time has officially come to an end. Scenarios like Fabregas going to Camp Nou or Bale, Modric joining Real Madrid... could not happen with Verratti. PSG's cleverness reminded many people of what Bayern Munich did with Ribery, when the French midfielder asked to move to Real Madrid in 2009.

In life in general, and in football in particular, there is always a rule that “a thick orange peel has sharp nails”. Surely, Verratti and Barcelona have felt PSG’s poisonous blow./.

Thanh Hung