Even thou it was reported recently that one of the long lived players in recent PSG era, Marco Verratti, will stay at the club, amid bids from Saudi Arabia, it seems it’s not a finished story after all. Al-Hilal are in the hunt for a midfielder, aiming to sign Marco Verratti, but the Saints are a tough nut to crack. They do not deviate from the set requirements. They also rejected the second offer of the club from Saudi Arabia in the amount of 45,000,000 euros and there will be no negotiations until they offer at least 60,000,000. That’s their red line. And unlike most European clubs, the Parisians are also owned by another rich Arab country and they don’t need the money, so they have the upper hand in these negotiations. Also, it’s not some 34/35 year old, injury prone player which Chelsea want to get rid of, it’s a player in it’s prime, a first team midfielder for whom Neymar said that it has better ball skills than him.The sinking of the football Titanic: Neymar wants to leave PSGIt is not the first offer that Al-Hilal has sent to the French champions. Le Parisien reported that the Saudis tested the waters with the figure of 30,000,000, but the Parisian just laughed at the offer. They expect to win at least double to even consider the possibility of releasing Marco Verratti. At first, Paris Saint-Germain set a compensation of 70,000,000 euros, and the fact that Marco Verratti renewed his relationship with Luis Enrique also helped them. Two days ago, L’Equipe reported that the Spanish strategist and the Italian midfielder had come to an agreement, that all disputed issues had been resolved, and that the long-time member of Paris Saint-Germain was willing to stay at the Parc des Princes.Verrati is staying is Paris, but so is Neymar – Barca said noMarco Verratti is no longer thinking about leaving, he is focused on the new season with the Parisian club and it should be his 12th in Paris overall. Unless Al Hilal decides to up their hand and start playing games with Paris Saint-Germain. So far, there is no indication that the Arabs will withdraw from the race to sign the Italian international, but neither will they send a new, improved offer. It will be interesting if see this transfer story in the upcoming days. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7417562##
