MADRID (AP) Barcelona’s president has confirmed widespread speculation that it wants to pry Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain.
President Josep Bartomeu told Catalunya Radio on Friday that Verratti ”is a player that interests the club.”
But Bartomeu also acknowledged PSG was not looking to part with the Italy midfielder.
”PSG doesn’t want to sell him,” he said. ”Their president has told me that he doesn’t want to speak to me about Verratti.”
Bartomeu said his club wants to sign ”two or three players and bring up one or two players from the reserve team.”
Barcelona is said to be interested in Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin and Real Betis midfielder Dani Ceballos.