LIGUE 1 - PSG keen on a further Italian playmaker

While Marco Verratti is going to start his tenth season in a row playing for Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1 giants themselves, according to latest rumours, are pondering over having a run at a further Euro 2020 just appointed winner, namely 23-year old Italian international midfielder Manuel Locatelli.

Tracked by actual A-listers and aspiring ones all over Europe, including Juventus, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Manchester City, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Madrid, Sassuolo prominent playmaker is meant to be on his way out indeed, on an about 42 million euros transfer fee.

Coming from a continental campaign which had him, in spite of not being exactly lined up as a main regular starter, score a very important double, the first one in his career (club course included), against Switzerland, Locatelli, an alumni of both AC Milan and Atalanta, was already close to join Bianconeri, back between summer and early autumn 2020, as confirmed himself more than once. Still on a deal with Neroverdi until June 2023, the 1998-born is viable both as a deep-lying and an inside midfielder. National team aside (15 caps and three goals scored, full side-wise), Locatelli, throughout his career as a pro, capped 162 times overall, scoring nine goals therein.