I'll bring Veratti to Barcelona - Benedito

The presidential candidate will bid to sign the
midfielder if he wins the election and is confident a
deal could be agreed
Barcelona presidential candidate Agusti Benedito
has revealed Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco
Verratti will be his main transfer target if he is
elected.
The Italy international, 22, has a contract with PSG
until June 2019, but Benedito is hopeful of luring
the midfielder to Camp Nou if he wins this month's
election.
Barcelona have already secured the services of
Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid and Aleix Vidal
from Sevilla and Benedito is confident Verratti
could be their latest big signing.
"For us, Verratti is our number one priority if we
win the election," Benedito told AS.
"He has shown to have the ability to come to
Barcelona, but his club do not want to sell. He
remains top of our list, though.
"We have not held negotiations with PSG or
Verratti because that's impossible, but we have
been in touch and have a good relationship.
"We are confident we can convince PSG and
Verratti to agree to a deal.
"I don't know what Luis Enrique thinks of Verratti,
but I think he will be interested in siging him.
"We will see how the election goes and then we
can talk with PSG."
Benedito faces competition from Josep Bartomeu,
Joan Laporta, Toni Freixa and Joan Batiste in the
race for the Barcelona presidency.