5 Alternate Replacements For Andres Iniesta

#2 Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain)

Marco Verratti has been linked with a move to Barcelona for a long time

The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder is one of the best young midfielders around in the world and he's been touted to be the one to play the Andrea Pirlo-role for the Italian national team. He is a creative, hardworking and technically gifted playmaker. Verratti is one of those players who can dominate the match by dictating the tempo and speed of the game.

The Italian is good at playing the quick, short passes to get the game moving but he's also capable of picking out long balls to teammates with precision. He's also good enough to stay back and put in a shift by winning crunching tackles.

Marco Verratti is an exceptionally talented player who possesses both remarkable attacking & defending qualities. Verratti therefore would provide the passing and movement which Iniesta provided, while he would also add value to the defensive side of Barcelona's game.

Verratti had been linked with a move to Barcelona numerous times before and he had his mind set on making a move last summer, before he ultimately decided to stay at Paris. Though Verratti is a player more in the mould of Xavi than Iniesta, given the fact that Barcelona are yet to find someone to replace the former captain, Verratti with his qualities can fit into the Barcelona system seamlessly.