Since joining Paris St Germain, Marco Verratti has established himself as a star player both at club level and internationally. The former Pescara's midfielder discussed his recent contract extension in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport:"This could have been the last chance to make a change, but winning with this team would be even more beautiful. I'm happy to have signed with Leonardo as the sporting director, he's the one that brought me here in 2012. Now I'm truly bonded to this city, I became a father and I'm playing at the highest level, this all helped me to grow"
Verratti was asked about his new teammate Mauro Icardi:"He integrated himself well right from the beginning. A player who scored over 100 goals in Serie A and that at his age was a leader while Inter was going through difficulties can only help us"