PSG midfielder Marco Verratti says he's sticking with the Parisians for "the project".

Last summer, Verratti was considering jumping ship, but the midfielder could see that Unai Emery was building something a little bit special in the French capital.

"I'm honest, for the first time in five years I wondered if I should stay here," he told L'Equipe.

"People think that I play for PSG for the money, but I could get that elsewhere, too. If I had moved in the summer, there were clubs ready to pay €100m to sign me and I would have earned a lot more.

"Neymar, he could have earned as much with Manchester City or Chelsea. He didn't sign here for the money but the project. It's the same with me."