Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti is not interested in a move to the Premier League, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Verratti, 23, is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in the world at the moment and has courted interest from a number of clubs around Europe.
However, Premier League admirers could be set to miss out on the Italy international with the midfielder keen to make the move to Barcelona.
Verratti’s ability to recycle possession and innate strength of holding on to it, despite his size, makes him an ideal player to fill Barcelona’s midfield. In fact, since the start of the season
In fact, of players to have made at least 50 Ligue 1 appearances since the start of the 2012/13 campaign, only four players boast a higher pass success rate than Verratti (91.2%).
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