Zaire-Emery, the kid who took away Verratti’s job

At just 17 he became one of the key players in PSG, to the detriment of the blue who will leave Paris after more than a decade. Luis Enrique adores him, the fans go crazy, he responds to the sound of records

They called him a child when he arrived in Paris as an unknown, but within a few months he established himself as an undisputed starter in the midfield of the star team. It was the nickname given to 19-year-old Marco Verratti in the locker room who is no longer a child and after eleven years is close to saying goodbye to PSG, tempted by Saudi Arabia. However, he was overthrown by another child, Warren Zaire-Emery who is just 17 years old, and who already has a permanent place in Luis Enrique’s team. As a symbol of the new course: young, in fact, and also a Parisian by training. And since yesterday the youngest assist provider in the club’s history: just yet another precociousness record.

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