According to RMC Sport, Verratti is the latest big-name star to leave Paris Saint-Germain, following in the footsteps of Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Reports say the Argentine and the Italian are close friends and the midfielder has made it clear wants to stay in the same club as the striker “whatever happens”.
Messi’s contract at PSG expires at the end of the season and it is now widely accepted that he will leave on a free next month.
Barca is currently involved in a two-way fight for his signature With Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia.
But Laporta, who revealed he recently had a positive conversation with Lionel, is adamant the 35-year-old will choose Barcelona as his next club.
Two years after joining France, Barcelona are currently working on a deal to bring him back to the Camp Nou.
But the transfer will be difficult due to the well publicized Barcelona’s financial crisis.
Lionel is also a confirmed target for Al-Hilal and has been in talks with them on a free transfer for several weeks.
It is reported that the Arab club has offered the Argentine a contract worth around 400 million euros per year.
It would mean a world record, but it is believed Messi would prefer to return to Catalonia.
Where will Messi play next season?
Will Verratti join Barcelona?
there is a possibility that Verratti if for one Messi In Barcelona, he appears to be rare, given the Blaugrana’s economic problems.
But after a decade in Paris, Verratti’s relationship with PSG and the club’s supporters has soured.
He was close to signing for the Cule club in 2017, only for team chairman Nasser Al-Khilafi to intervene and stop the move.
Barcelona are searching for a new central midfielder, but the cost of bringing Verratti to the Camp Nou would likely be prohibitive.
Football transfers reported on Tuesday that Barcelona also I was looking for a sensational Messi-Neymar double deal to bring back two of his former stars.
