Marco Verratti was object of wish of the FC Barcelona during long, but mainly during the summer of 2017, when the Italian was very near to land in the Camp Nou, whereas the Parisians concretised the signing of Neymar. In this sense, Donato Di Campli, ex agent of the footballer, spoke of said episode, which caused the split between both, for the French newspaper L'Equipe.

In first instance, Di Campli spoke with Verratti afterwards that the Barcelona called it to start with with the approaches, in pro to approach to the player to Catalonia. "When the Barça contacts me, ask him to Marco what do. It said me that it spoke with them. The PSG was not very well in this moment and asked him: 'we go Us or we remain us?' And he answered me: 'it Is well, we go to try another experience'", explained the ex agent of the Italian.

In front of the first contacts, the PSG began with his defensive strategy and, as it explains Di Campli, asked to Verratti that recorded a video explaining that it would not go to the Barcelona. In spite of this, the mediocampista had the intention to leave and play with Messi, as it explains the one who went his representative during a decade.

"The PSG asked him that it did it. Marco wanted to go to Barcelona. Play with Messi, turn into champion, that is different to be a big player. The PSG is one of the biggest clubs of the world, but is playing in a feeble championship. I said him to Frame that if it wanted to turn into champion had to change. It is not at all against the PSG, but is easier to do it in the Bayern of Munich, the Barcelona or the Real Madrid", commented Di Campli to L'Equipe.

The end of the duo Verratti-Di Campli

As it explains Donato Di Campli, went from the Paris Saint-Germain from where arose the idea that Verratti had to change of agent. "When it darse that it was not possible, had fear. It did not want to be separated and not playing. When it returned to Paris, said him: 'we Go to fichar to Neymar, go you to expand the agreement, but have to change of agent'", commented the Italian to L'Instrument.

It was as well as his labour relation with Marco Verratti came to an end, after 10 years of together work. Finally, on the subject, Di Campli commented the following: "it was forcing Me to force the split, doing the war to carry it to the Barcelona, but he retreated. I went out with a Kalashnikov and, at the end, finished with a gun of water ".