Pescara president hits out at Juve for refusing to raise Verratti bid

As revealed by Goal.com, the Bianconeri were willing to hand over two players and €4 million for co-ownership of the teenage regista, as well as allowing him to remain at the Stadio Adriatico on loan for a season.

However, the Delfini asked Juve to increase their bid after Paris Saint-Germain offered approximately €13m for 'the new Andrea Pirlo'. But the Old Lady refused, much to the disappointment of Sebastiani, who explained that he would have preferred to sell his most prized asset to Juve or Napoli.

Pescara president Daniele Sebastiani has taken a swipe at Juventus over their refusal to raise their bid for midfielder Marco Verratti.
"Evidently, they lacked the will [to complete a deal], because if one seriously wants an important player, €1m should not make a difference," the Delfini supremo told Corriere dello Sport.

"There is great interest from PSG in our player, even if they have yet to lay all of their cards on the table. There is the same chance of completing the negotiations with PSG as we had with Juventus and Napoli.

"Personally, I would have preferred one of the two Italian options because they would have left him on loan with us for a year.

"In fact, Napoli had shown a willingness [to sign the player], even if the boy decided to do his own thing and make a decision that suits him best."

Verratti has long been regarded as one of Italy's most exciting young playmakers and only narrowly missed out on a place in Cesare Prandelli's final squad for Euro 2012.

So, what he is really saying is;

'If Juventus matches the bid of PSG, then Verratti will be theirs'

Trollotta

Surag wrote:Trollotta

and If he cared so much about keeping Verratti in Serie A, then he would have sold it to Juve.

He does say "€1m should not make a difference"...

Does that mean Pescara wanted 5m for Verratti or am I just reading this wrong? Because we definitely should've offered 5m for him.

7amood11 wrote:He does say "€1m should not make a difference"...

Does that mean Pescara wanted 5m for Verratti or am I just reading this wrong? Because we definitely should've offered 5m for him.

Isn't PSG offering 12M?

Luca wrote:

7amood11 wrote:He does say "€1m should not make a difference"...

Does that mean Pescara wanted 5m for Verratti or am I just reading this wrong? Because we definitely should've offered 5m for him.

Isn't PSG offering 12M?

Oh yeah, my fault

I think Juventus should pay the 12M.

Do the typical 3 year installment method and it really isn't much for the so called next Pirlo.

We need a young DLP, and that isn't a common position and Verratti has shown quality.

3M + Iaquinta and Martinez

TomJuve wrote:I think Juventus should pay the 12M.

Do the typical 3 year installment method and it really isn't much for the so called next Pirlo.

We need a young DLP, and that isn't a common position and Verratti has shown quality.

12 million is still 12 million regardless of the installments. To think otherwise is poor foresight and planning. We were willing to pay 5 to 6 million for 50%, so just meet their price.