Verrati was close to a transfer to Napoli

The Italian international Marco Verratti was close to a transfer to Napoli but the deal has collapsed after it became clear that the young footballer is a fan of ... Juventus.
It was revealed by the President of Pescara Daniele Sebastiani, who had returned a little bit back in time.
In the end, instead of the San Paolo Mark went into the ranks of PSG in the summer of 2012 and became one of the most important players of the `Princes` from the French capital.
`Lapadula was very close to Napoli but Verratti was close, too.`, said the boss of the modest team.
`I am so sorry that such a deal did not happen for real.`
`De Laurentiis was on pace to attract him, but then it turned out that Marco had been a fan of Juve as a child and that failed it. PSG eventually stepped in and the rest is history.`