In recent days, rumours have resurfaced linking Marco Verratti to Inter in the January transfer window given the midfielder’s desire to return to Italy. The former PSG director has never played in the Serie A as he moved directly from the Serie B with Pescara to the Ligue 1 and then last year he left Paris to move to Qatar where he still plays.
However, as reported this morning by Tuttosport, a hurdle has now arisen in the negotiations with a veto imposed directly by a key component of this deal and at this moment, the operation risks not happening neither in January nor in the future when the player will become a free agent.
The veto on Verratti was imposed directly by Oaktree which has very clear boundaries in terms of the transfer market. The demands of the club’s ownership for Inter’s goals are in fact very clear: they need young and talented players even at the cost of paying for their transfer fee, like what happened this summer with Tomas Palacios whom Inter paid more than 6 million euros, preferring him over free agents with more experience like Mario Hermoso and Ricardo Rodriguez.
Verratti is 32 years old and another significant issue is the huge salary guaranteed by Al-Arabi, about 30 million euros per year. Therefore, the former PSG midfielder remains a profile not for Inter according to the rules of Oaktree and his hope of returning to Italy will have to be directed towards other Serie A clubs.
