Marco Verratti's 11-year spell with Paris Saint-Germain

MARCO VERRATTI: ITALY MIDFIELDER JOINS QATARI SIDE AL-ARABI FROM PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN IN £39 MILLION DEAL Marco Verratti's 11-year spell with Paris Saint-Germain has come to an end after the midfielder joined Qatari side Al-Arabi on a three-year deal. PSG reportedly earned £39m from the sale of the player with the second-most appearances of all time for the French club. Verratti won nine Ligue 1 titles with PSG and was part of Italy's triumphant Euro 2020 side. Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has departed Paris Saint-Germain to join Qatari side Al-Arabi in a deal reportedly worth £39m. The 30-year-old has penned a three-year deal with the Qatar Stars League side to end an 11-year spell in Paris. Verratti won nine Ligue 1 titles with PSG, as well as six Coupe de France trophies, but Champions League glory eluded him, coming closest in defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 final. A dynamic and technically gifted central midfielder, Verratti also played a central role in Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph. He departed his home country in 2012 after impressing in the second tier of Italian football at Pescara, joining PSG aged 19. Verratti departs with 416 appearances for PSG to his name, putting him second in the all-time list behind Jean-Marc Pilorget. In quotes on the PSG website, Verratti said: "I’ve been very proud to play for Paris Saint-Germain for over a decade, to rub shoulders with so many great players and to win 30 trophies. "Paris, the club and its fans will always hold a very special place in my heart. I’ll forever be a Parisian." Al-Arabi sit sixth in the Stars League standings three games into the season. The sale concludes what has been a busy summer of business for PSG, who are under new management since Luis Enrique took over as head coach. The long-running saga over Kylian Mbappe's future resulted in the forward staying in Paris, but Neymar left for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League and Lionel Messi departed on a free to join Inter Miami. Goncalo Ramos, Marco Asensio and Milan Skriniar all arrived on free transfers, while big sums were splashed on Randal Kolo Muani, Manuel Ugarte, Ousmane Dembele and Lucas Hernandez. Luis Enrique's side got off to a sluggish start in Ligue 1, drawing their opening two games, but they have since won two in a row to move second in the Ligue 1 standings, two points behind Monaco. Goncalo Ramos, Marco Asensio and Milan Skriniar all arrived on free transfers, while big sums were splashed on Randal Kolo Muani, Manuel Ugarte, Ousmane Dembele and Lucas Hernandez. Luis Enrique's side got off to a sluggish start in Ligue 1, drawing their opening two games, but they have since won two in a row to move second in the Ligue 1 standings, two points behind Monaco. https://player.soundon.fm/p/af9d3ab0-8248-4a0b-a313-c2d13d6c4e53 https://player.soundon.fm/p/22feda9f-2883-48e7-bdf3-7c720f320144 https://player.soundon.fm/p/4bcc8559-052d-4a7b-b039-150306155c92 https://player.soundon.fm/p/08e528b2-d183-4338-8806-361a93d5a944 https://player.soundon.fm/p/5440c432-e048-41b5-8c68-7c002505d39c https://player.soundon.fm/p/895329a0-b00a-4d5e-a075-300c306d6206 https://player.soundon.fm/p/bd2a1d6a-7487-44cf-9b24-174753aa5019 https://player.soundon.fm/p/45ccf29a-203a-4a50-992d-5bd1da42b062 https://player.soundon.fm/p/21bab6fc-b92d-4e84-9066-c0719c3b70b0 https://player.soundon.fm/p/40d095c1-88fe-4e9d-a725-b8072ed7227c https://player.soundon.fm/p/220a12a7-c3d0-4a9a-bb66-8db1e86894a8 https://player.soundon.fm/p/52bc3ca9-39f4-4afb-9ed8-6a6d54991e30 https://player.soundon.fm/p/b509b0e3-308f-4f6d-8dab-9ada1398b720 https://player.soundon.fm/p/a83a44b6-ad9b-431f-b47a-624c4a4d01d1 https://player.soundon.fm/p/5101fc0f-fa00-43a0-895f-3d244353eeb6 https://player.soundon.fm/p/3a3213a9-c13f-48bc-a835-d07210c9497d https://player.soundon.fm/p/585a515d-b758-4c08-ad84-23be7aeb7e50 https://player.soundon.fm/p/78f24c39-d10a-4859-8ee0-48b13385d0fe https://player.soundon.fm/p/9d713153-8b3b-4af7-bca4-0664f94720b4 https://player.soundon.fm/p/7a918a8a-ad00-42da-86de-df5d08173803 https://player.soundon.fm/p/067fcf76-8ad2-4085-bc86-69c3d3ded2ed https://player.soundon.fm/p/868e2b8c-84e7-4e6f-b09b-ec6969e81c03 https://player.soundon.fm/p/98daf2e6-b8a7-4525-b8f4-a2550b6d74b5 https://player.soundon.fm/p/137faac9-1571-48c5-b561-30519e7727c6 https://player.soundon.fm/p/dddd5de0-c68b-487c-8a5c-bea477059a3a https://player.soundon.fm/p/2ccf75d1-c2d8-43a5-94e1-8fb432cfccd8 https://player.soundon.fm/p/8467780d-377d-4f22-bb51-d6e79a38fd89 https://player.soundon.fm/p/8bfaa2c2-13b7-4252-8728-bc02d6be58c1 https://player.soundon.fm/p/9ee623f4-7afb-4303-b9ac-8801a627a8b3 https://player.soundon.fm/p/c536736f-491a-4742-bc0d-a1a4ce3b804b https://player.soundon.fm/p/5dd3397b-1cd6-46de-b739-da7151a7a3c6 https://player.soundon.fm/p/6e71477a-f73c-4e62-8272-8d22bbcf623b https://player.soundon.fm/p/de62e356-3462-42e6-ad48-0ee5e5fd39d2 https://player.soundon.fm/p/af47ed0c-888f-4f0a-b4d0-11917b3b4a6b https://player.soundon.fm/p/90e3d90d-0cd5-4447-beb6-098f96ce473e https://player.soundon.fm/p/e671e0d5-ffec-43ad-a501-38eb0aa5904b https://player.soundon.fm/p/82f5eeb6-2bbb-43bc-ba5d-1a5efe5f3e2a https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1069558 https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1069559 https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1069560 https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1072944 https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1072945 https://m.mamul.am/am/post/1072947 https://t.co/YOcr2LTluv https://t.co/49FrUGJdzk https://t.co/6MsP9ERC9S https://t.co/xu3MWJSPL1 https://t.co/iHwg0UTZVu https://t.co/GowCM6heZr https://t.co/9sIJMrl74s https://t.co/4gv7ak9flq https://t.co/36h9ipdRjP https://t.co/IdiEl6SGHk https://t.co/EhCQ2tJIEa https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.605204331825270 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.605203888491981 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604739335205103 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604740125205024 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604740401871663 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604741751871528 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604742141871489 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604742598538110 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604743335204703 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604745485204488 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604745771871126 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604749665204070 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604749865204050 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604750111870692 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604751095203927 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604751298537240 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604751485203888 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604754538536916 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604754821870221 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604756141870089 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604756445203392 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604761251869578 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.604761921869511 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297506632912804 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297507116246089 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297507352912732 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297507512912716 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297509172912550 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297509319579202 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297509519579182 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297509702912497 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297511372912330 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297511649578969 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297511739578960 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297511952912272 https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297512152912252