Verratti cash on his reputation as a party animal

Following the recent confidences of the independent journalist Romain Molina, Marco Verratti is paying dearly for his reputation as an inveterate party animal.

Observers are not kind to Marco Verratti. In particular, since the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich (2-0) on Wednesday – synonymous with elimination in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Responsible for the first Bavarian goal following a loss of ball near the Parisian penalty area, the Italian midfielder was not spared from criticism, especially after the revelations of Romain Molina.

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“I was passed off as someone who went out every night”

“ There is a guy who started at the Allianz Arena, who finished Monday, 6 am, completely burned in the box. And two days before it was the same. “, So dropped the French journalist. However, the football world investigator was careful not to give the player’s name. This did not prevent some from raising the native of Pescara to the forefront of the culprits. No wonder for Verratti accustomed to his accusations, which he had already tried to defend himself.

“Every time we lost a match, we said, ‘Marco, he’s out. Once, I was told that I had gone out there, but the club was closed. Another time, it was said that I had spent an evening with Rihanna, but I do not know her, thus declared the little owl » with France Football. Thisyour reputation bothered me, because most of the time it wasn’t true. When you’re a journalist, you have to do things with honesty. If this is true, I take my responsibilities, as I have done many times. But I was passed off as someone who went out every night. In the end, it was wrong. People who know me know what I do and who I am. There are times when I knew I could go out, times when I knew I had to rest. And I was 20, it was different. », he justified himself.