Former Italy national team and PSG player Marco Verratti has become a partner of the club where he started his career. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The Italian footballer has purchased 50 percent of the shares of the "Pescara" club. This was reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
According to sources, Verratti and the club will resolve all legal matters before the start of the season. In the coming days, "Pescara" will make an official statement about its new owner.
Additionally, the player will join the club's management and will appoint his representative to the board of directors. Marco Verratti was born in Pescara.
He studied at the club's academy from 2005 to 2009 and later played for the main team. In the next season, "Pescara" will participate in the second tier of Italian football — Serie B.
Verratti has recently moved to Qatar's "Al-Duhail" club.
