Negotiations continue to bring Italian international midfielder Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona. After reports in Italian journal La Gazzetta dello Sport that the 24-year-old has told club chiefs he wants to play alongside Messi, Suarez and Neymar, comes news that the Catalan giants want to offer their French counterparts three current squad members plus cash to bring Verratti to La Liga.
 

Diario Gol writes that the players in question are midfield trio Rafinha, Arda Turan and Andre Gomes as Barca look to soften the blow of having to pay €100M for their primary summer target. New boss Ernesto Valverde is planning a clear-out at the Camp Nou this summer and sees this as the perfect opportunity to make a cull with the minimum amount of effort.
 

The portal meanwhile, states that PSG has other ideas and as reported over the weekend, would like Croatian star Ivan Rakitic as part of any exchange deal with the Blaugrana. The cards are now on the table as we wait for further developments.