A whim of the destination carried to Verratti to the PSG by 12 millions

The one who went sportive director of Paris Saint-Germain when Nasser To the-Khelaifi landed in the breast of the Parisian club, Leonardo, has conceded an interview in which it has revealed the reason by which the PSG finish incorporating to Marco Verratti in summer of 2012, when the young Italian midfield player was a member of the humble Fished.

In statements conceded to 'Channel France', Leonardo has explained that the first option of the PSG to reinforce the centre of the field, in 2012, was Luka Modric and no Marco Verratti. "In that moment try fichar to Modric. It was not possible: we had fichado to Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovic and Modric perhaps was too... So we were to by something more viable and all were convinced of the option Verratti".

"We speak in Neymar in 2011, when it already projected future"

In this coyuntura, everything gave by a difference of 18 million euros, since the Tottenham asked 30 'kilos' by the Croat, whereas Verratti was fichado by so only 12 million euros. Then Nasser To the-Khelaifi finish to arrive to the PSG, and this same summer already had spent more than 90 millions this summer in Thiago Silva, Ibrahimovic and Lavezzi, by what decided to do a signing of lower economic impact.

The played could not go out him better to the PSG. In spite of that Modric is also one of the best midfield players of the world, Verratti has evolved until turning into the best footballer of the world in his function, the distribution of the game, seeing revalorizado his value of market until finding at present in around 150 million euros.

The history of Neymar with the PSG, very far

Simultaneously, in any case, Leonardo also has spoken in the interview of Neymar Jr, fichado this summer by the PSG. "It is a good player, charismatic, like a star of cinema. The management of everything is very important. When the structure grows, the club has to be the strongest. It gives the same that it was Neymar or Cristiano Ronaldo, the club is the institution that it is necessary to respect. This is what goes to build a project, no Neymar".

Before the FC Barcelona fichase to Neymar Jr, Paris Saint-Germain already had spoken also with him directly. "We speak with Neymar in 2011. Already it was a player that projected the future that has now, but the idea is that it remained in Brazil until 2014", desvela Leonardo. It will be necessary to see how goes him to the Brazilian in Paris, where for the moment seems not being too happy.