He has been a member of Paris Saint-Germain for 11 years now. And is quite happy at Parc des Princes. Besides that brief flirtation with Barcelona, Marco Verratti has been a loyal Saints soldier. But the Saudis hope to swipe him off his feet.L’Equipe writes that representatives of Al Hilal arrived in Paris to try to convince the Italian footballer to follow the path of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Kalidou Koulibaly, N’Golo Kante and Ruben Neves and move to the Middle East.They also have an envelope to mess with his mind. It includes an annual salary of 50,000,000 euros!##NAJAVA_MECA_7345291##The French newspaper states, however, that Verratti does not want to leave Paris, although it is clear to him that such offers come once in a lifetime. Marco is already 30 years old, and after an entire decade at the top, the first signs of material fatigue can be seen.The Saudis would have to convince the Saints to give the green light. There is also the arrival of a likely new boss, Luis Enrique, who should succeed Christophe Galtier, although that is not entirely settled. But it is known that Enrique always appreciated Verratti and publicly praised him.”I’ve liked him since I first saw him. I always try to have such a profile of players in my team,” said Enrique.🚨 A delegation from Al-Hilal are in Paris to try to sign Marco Verratti! 🦉🇸🇦The Saudis haven’t made any offers to PSG for the Italian so far, whose contract expires in June 2026.(Source: @lequipe ) pic.twitter.com/pYmJtrVX8T— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 27, 2023 Strong words, but the Saudi millions are could be more resounding. Arabs are ambitious. They were already in Paris to arrange the arrival of Romelu Lukaku. They did not succeed. At least not yet. Now they set out for Verratti. He is hesitating. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi is not happy about the prospect of losing one of his most influential players so easily.Chances are slim for Al Hilal. But those who don’t try never know if they will succeed.
