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Di Francesco keen for PSG midfielder Verratti to return to Italy

Sassuolo coach Eusebio Di Francesco would like to see Marco Verratti back in Italy.

Verratti left Sassuolo for PSG three years ago.

"I moved Verratti back in front of the defence, because that's where he can exploit his technical and psychological traits at his best," Di Francesco said.

"He is not a trequartista, he doesn't have the pace and, most importantly, he never shoots.

"PSG came fishing from our poverty. There were offers from Juve and Napoli, but it was impossible to turn down the French call."

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