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It appears like a film script — however it truly occurred. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Marco Verratti shared the story of 1 unforgettable evening in the summertime of 2021 that modified PSG historical past endlessly.
The previous Paris midfielder, now at Al Duhail in Qatar, recalled an impromptu dinner in Ibiza with Neymar, Di Maria, Leandro Paredes… and none aside from Lionel Messi.
“We have been in Ibiza, Neymar advised me we’d have dinner with Leo. It felt surreal. We had a improbable night, and we form of nudged him to come back to Paris,” Verratti mentioned.
From dinner to dream signing
What began as an off-the-cuff evening amongst pals shortly became one thing a lot larger. “The following day, Neymar referred to as me and mentioned: ‘Marco, Leo’s becoming a member of us.’ Unbelievable. The evening earlier than, he was at our desk — the following, he was our teammate.”
Simply days later, Messi formally left FC Barcelona and signed with PSG — a historic switch kickstarted by a magical night. For Verratti, that dinner will endlessly be one of the vital iconic moments of his PSG journey.
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