Basically he says he's staying but still manages to sound like a cnut.
Marco Verratti
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Very Rooney-esque. 
For some reason I doubt Barca are willing to pay a world record fee for a DM.
For some reason I doubt Barca are willing to pay a world record fee for a DM.
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Comments from his agent:
I cant feel sorry for him. He just signed a new contract and of course, PSG does not want to sell. They're in a strong position and don't need the money. On the other hand, I doubt Barca can afford a new record fee
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/is-...psg-other-stars-who-avoided-big-moves.420906/
Remember when I got stick for this. Guys an idiot for signing the last contract.
Remember when I got stick for this. Guys an idiot for signing the last contract.
Hope PSG force him to stay. Deserves it for being thick enough to sign that new contract.
Can't believe his agent's statement My goodness this is a fun saga!
My goodness this is a fun saga!What a punk.
Jokes aside he looks ready to cry in that video, and you canm tell he's reading off a prompter, I can't really see the point in forcing a player to stay in the long run, it's not condusive to good team spirit.
I'd be wary of joining PSG especially if I am good enough.
Psg will never sell their best player because of their pride and ego,so why sign a new contract every year like Verratti has done.
I think the player and agent should talk all the blame.
I think the player and agent should talk all the blame.
So if a player is being forced to stay by the club against his will, he is well within his rights to run his contract down and leave on a free right !
Or the club still holds the upper hand and can bench the player for the final year to make his life miserable.
Or the club still holds the upper hand and can bench the player for the final year to make his life miserable.
He signed an extension until 2021. That's a long time to run down a contract.
All of this. The lad and his agent followed the money and now they have to pay the price.
I meant to reflect upon the morality of a situation like that. You think if it is ok for a player to run down his contract is he is not allowed to leave, and what if the club takes revenge in its own way.
He should get Raiola as his agent.
Chairs need to be thrown.
Raiola vs Barcelona? He's staying at PSG for the rest of his career then.
Why sign a contract if he hates it so much? No right to moan, enjoy your career in France.
I don't think he is being forced to stay. He will get a new contract soon with big pay rise. He is only using his agent to distance himself from the blame. Can you believe that he kept quite all this while if what the agent said was not his words?
Good. Should have done the same with Cristiano.
I keep saying this and people continue to harp about it anyways...
Verratti signed that contract last year. Until March 2017 he had absolutely no intention of leaving. The 6-1 hit him hard. His desire to leave comes entirely from there
I have zero smpathy for him. Why does he keep upgrading his contract in size and length yet he claims to want to move? PSG should hold him to it
Still, signing a long contract is not ideal in any case. A good agent would advise him about possibility of his own change of heart in the future for whatever reason. I meant PSG stated there is no escape clause whatsoever.
This is anti Rooney. We made mistake giving that long contract so if Rooney wants to milk that contract, he's entitled to it. Here PSG is entitled to keep Verratti due to his signature on the contract.
He has 4 years to go in his current one. He has no power to negotiate.
That makes no sense. This is just PSG being different from any other club, what with being owned by a family that essentially allowed slavery in their country to build their precious fecking stadiums...
Both his agent and himself have said that PSG have reassured them they'd be competitive for years now. That alone proves he's been at least considering moving for a while now, which makes the fact that he signed a long term contract silly of him.
How is it different? Your player just penned a new long contract & he didn't even request any escape clause inserted. He is trying unprofessional to move to a new club (no boyhood club narrative nonsense either & bad mouth his club in the process about lack of ambition), so it's understandable any clubs would feel disrespected & uphold the legal contract.
Verratti questioned PSG ambition is bs. They're still after signings to strengthen them. Verratti is not a director so that he can run PSG the way he sees fit. He is a player under a (renewed) contract. If anything, he should ask for escape clause.
Slavery & stuff is a different topic. Here in France, those people have a legal contract with Verratti & they're not skipping paying him. He's under contract to work for them.
Players with years left on the contract move all the time.
So what? Lets be honest, no one expected PSG to go on and win the Champions League. Surely you only sign a long term deal if you actually intend to honour it? It's his own fault for doing so.
From selling clubs you meant or having agreement/ escape cluase with their previous club. It's clear from day one since this Middle East guy took over that PSG is not a selling club & they don't need transfer money for the player they want to keep. Why penned new contract with no escape route?
Yep, PSG operate differently to other clubs as they're willing to go the extra mile and not sell a player even if he's desperate for a move. I think that's the point the other poster was making. I agree with you that it was stupid of Verratti to sign such a big contract.
Yes. Every big club will take the human element into consideration, but PSG don't seem to care. In that they are different
As for the rest, what part of "he wanted to stay at PSG when he signed the contract" is difficult to understand? This whole situation came about as a direct result of a once-in-a-lifetime freak result, and the fallout from that
This saga could keep certain players away from PSG. Even we sold Ronaldo and we were by no means a selling club either.
Because Verratti is taking a piss on PSG. Ronaldo wanted Madrid (however fabricated it is) for very long time. If anything he could have been there after WC 2006 incidents by many accounts. He stayed for few more years then agreed to extend another year for the us to be better position to negotiate a fee with Madrid (escape flaw). Verratti is just changing his mind on the spot without thinking (?). Verratti has no connection to Barcelona until recently. It's both side of the same coin. Verratti side didn't show enough respect to PSG, why would PSG have to?
If Verratti is so desperate to join Barcelona he shouldn't have signed a contract until 2021. Why do players think they can sign new contracts, collect more money, then feck off whenever they please? If they sign a long contract they should be prepared to see it out.
This and I repeat again, a good advisor would consult the player to put in escape clause in case something significant happens & the player wants to leave. There, human element is being worked on this part. Here Verratti & his agent just too eager to take the new contract with empty promise. Sure Verratti is questioning PSG ambition, but there is no telling that PSG is not ambitious. They're working on transfer. Verratti has no ground to rebuke them.
Yes, I know he has long term contract but you can't force an unhappy player to stay as this will affect the whole team. I believe something have been agreed to settle this latest "drama".
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