Pescara President Daniele Sebastiani has revealed that Napoli were “very close” to signing Marco Verratti – until it emerged he was a Juventus fan.
Verratti ultimately joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2012 after Pescara’s historic promotion to Serie A, but according to Sebastiani, the midfielder may have been Napoli-bound, were it not for him being a juventino.
“[Gianluca] Lapadula was very close to Napoli, so was Verratti,” the patron told Radio Punto Vero.
Pescara President Daniele Sebastiani has revealed that Napoli were “very close” to signing Marco Verratti – until it emerged he was a Juventus fan.
Verratti ultimately joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2012 after Pescara’s historic promotion to Serie A, but according to Sebastiani, the midfielder may have been Napoli-bound, were it not for him being a juventino.
“[Gianluca] Lapadula was very close to Napoli, so was Verratti,” the patron told Radio Punto Vero.
“I’m very sorry about the latter because De Laurentiis was initially only one convinced about signing him.
“Then his camp declared that he was a Juve fan as a child. Chaos broke out in Naples a day later, and then PSG came in.”