According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, former PSG star Marco Verratti has acquired a 50% stake in Pescara, his former club. The deal is expected to be announced very soon.
More is known about Marco Verratti's return to Pescara. As the Italian press already announced a few months ago, the 32-year-old midfielder will become a shareholder in his training club via Delfino Capital. According to information from La Gazzetta dello Sport , he will even join the club's organizational chart and will have his own representative on the board of directors, having acquired 50% of the shares.
No official statement has yet been released, but it should be made official soon. The various parties hope to finalize the details before the restart, as Pescara has been promoted and is preparing to play in Serie B. This is a positive development for the club, which has been languishing in Serie C for several seasons, mired in debt and successive management changes. Marco Verratti was also present at the match that sealed the club's promotion.
Already in the business world
A native of Pescara, the Italian grew up in Manoppello and made his professional debut in 2009 at the Pescara club. In the 2011-2012 season, he and two other promising youngsters (Lorenzo Insigne and Ciro Immobile) led the team to the Serie B title, despite the club not having played in the Italian top flight for twenty years. He then joined PSG.
Exiled in Qatar since leaving the Parisian club in 2023, Marco Verratti is already in the business world. He owns a restaurant in the 8th arrondissement of the capital, founded a company with his wife, model Jessica Aidi, and has also launched into real estate with former teammates, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Free after his two seasons at Al-Arabi, the European champion with the Nazionale in 2021 has just signed with Al-Duhail , runners-up in the last Qatari championship.