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MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea must be competing in the Champions League if they have any chance of signing Marco Verratti.
PSG star Marco Verratti's Ligue 1 highlights
Verratti will leave Paris Saint-Germain if the Ligue 1 club cannot win the Champions League, his agent has revealed.
PSG star Verratti is set to start against Barcelona tonight as the Paris club continue their quest for a first Champions League crown.
Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with the Italy international, while yesterday he said he would be tempted to join Barcelona.
Inter Milan and Juventus are also reported eyeing a move for the Azzurri star.
And his agent Donato Di Campli has told French newspaper L’Équipe that Verratti will walk out of PSG if his dream of wining the Champions League cannot be fulfilled.
“Our objective is always the same: to win the Champions League with PSG, which is the club’s objective,” Di Campli said.
“It’s not a question of getting Marco out at any cost, but he wants to win this competition.
"If it’s not possible with PSG he will do it somewhere else.”
Manchester United and Chelsea reportedly want to sign Marco Verratti
PSG are keen to keep Verratti
Verratti has been a central part of PSG's Champions League campaign this season
Neither United nor Chelsea are competing the Champions League this season following disappointing campaigns last term.
Chelsea look set to return to Europe's elite club competition as they lead the Premier League by 10 points with 13 games remanning.
As for United, they are sixth in the table and two points off the top four.
However, they could also qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League this season.
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