ACCORDING TO THE 'L'EQUIPE 21' TELEVISION PROGRAMME

The 'L'Equipe 21' television programme, run by the French newspaper 'L'Equipe', reported yesterday that Verratti's agent, Donato di Campli, was in Madrid to negotiate the signing of the 20-year-old Italian midfielder by Real Madrid. The young PSG midfielder is one of Carlo Ancelotti's requests, the big favourite to take up the Madrid dugout next season.