PSG adamant Marquinhos is not for sale

PSG adamant Marquinhos is not for sale

Barcelona have given up on the idea of signing either Mats Hummels or Joao Miranda and will this week start their definitive assault on Marquinhos. It is the last attempt the Blaugrana will make to sign this player who, unlike the other targets, meets the requirements to be Barça's new central defender: He is quick, good in the air and can play from the back. Marquinhos is the ideal man for Barcelona and they will do anything to gain his services.

However, SPORT anticipate that Barça's pleas will fall on deaf ears. The French club are refusing to sell the 20-year-old, who they imagine will eventually replace Thiago Silva for both club and country. 

Nasser Al Khelaifi, the president of PSG, does not have any intention to meet with the representatives of Barcelona, nor does he desire to sell Marquinhos. Raúl Sanllehí met with PSG executives in Sao Paulo three weeks ago in order to try and sort out a deal for the Brazilian, but everyone agreed then they would re-visit the subject after the World Cup.

Now that the tournament in Brazil is about to finish, PSG are set to reject Barça's advances for the umpteenth time. the position of the Parisien club, according to sources, is strong: Marquinhos is not for sale. And the conversations with Barcelona will be brief.