With Zlatan Ibrahimovic now gone, Paris Saint-Germain will try to become more a team than it was with the Swedish player around. This was impossible before because the team was designed to play for him instead of playing as a unit, but that doesn't mean they don't have the players to become one of the most competitive teams in Europe. Good examples of this are key players such as Javier Pastore or Marco Verratti, who are midfielders that bring a different twist to the team's dynamic.
Pastore spoke to Corriere dello Sport about his days in Paris and confirmed that he isn't going anywhere despite rumors linking him to Italian clubs: "I am feeling well at Paris Saint-Germain, very well. We have a great team and win trophies every season. I could not ask for anything more. A return to Serie A? You never know what will happen in the future. Maybe PSG decide in December that they no longer need me. Who knows? But for now, I am feeling like God in Paris, even if I really like Italy.
"Juventus tried to sign me during my second season at PSG. I wasn't always playing and they made an inquiry about my availability. It's always nice when a big team likes you. Milan, Inter and Roma all wanted me before I joined PSG. But I wasn't cheap and president [Maurizio] Zamparini preferred to sell me to a foreign club because they were offering more money. I never had any doubts when PSG came knocking."
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