Emery clears up Verratti situation after Robert Fernandez's comments
The PSG boss appeared to tell Valverde he hadn't spoke with Robert about the Italian
However, he has now cleared up Barcelona's interest in the midfielder this summer
Paris Saint-Germain Unai Emery coach has cleared up a situation regarding Barcelona's summer interest in Marco Verratti.
Emery appeared to tell Ernesto Valverde last week that Barça never made a bid for the Italian midfielder, despite the Catalan club claiming they had done.
Barça's sporting director said that he wasn't sure why Emery said that because the Spanish coach "knew Barça wanted Verratti."
And Emery has now backed Robert's story, posting on Twitter: "Firstly, Robert and I have a great friendship which dates back to Valencia.
"And, secondly, we [Emery and Robert] talked about Verratti two months ago and everything was left clear.
"The false controversy has come up due to an inaccurate transcription of my chat with Valverde in Nyon, which wasn’t true to what I really said in a conversation about Verratti, among other things.
"From there, the related reports that have appeared in recent days have no basis in reality."
Remember that Verratti was Barça's top target this summer but they were forced to look elsewhere due to PSG's reluctance to sell.
