Marco Verratti Leaves PSG To Sign For Al-Arabi In Qatar

Originally posted on FanNation Futbol
By Robert Summerscales | Last updated 9/13/23

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti signed for Qatari club Al-Arabi on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old - who has been capped 55 times at senior international level - joined Al-Arabi from Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee in the region of $48 million.

Verratti is the second high-profile player to move from Europe to Qatar in less than a week, after Brazil international Philippe Coutinho recently signed for Al-Duhail on a season-long loan from Aston Villa.

Euro 2020 winner Verratti had been at PSG since 2012 and won 30 trophies in 13 seasons in France, including nine Ligue 1 titles.

He played in 416 games for PSG, scoring 11 goals.

"I was very proud to wear the colors of Paris St-Germain for more than a decade, to rub shoulders with so many great players and to win 30 trophies," Verratti told PSG's official website in a farewell statement.

"Paris, the club and its supporters will always have a very special place in my heart. I will be Parisian forever."

Verratti had previously been linked with a possible move to Saudi Arabia. But no Saudi Pro League club managed to get a deal done before the country's summer transfer window closed on September 7.

The transfer window for Qatari sides will close on September 18.

This article first appeared on FanNation Futbol and was syndicated with permission.

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