Marco Verratti has been living a relaxed, semi-retired life since he left Paris Saint-Germain for the sunny Qatari league. He left PSG to join Qatari side Al-Arabi in 2023 before later joining rivals Al Duhail in 2025.
Despite leaving the French giants, Verratti still maintains a soft spot for his former club and always supports it from a distance.
This time, he was supporting from a bit closer as he showed up at PSG’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich to support his former club.
He was spotted in the stands alongside someone, and fans on Football Twitter went haywire with theories and claims.
Verratti was spotted with a woman, and fans were quick to accuse her of being a transgender woman. Many fans even rushed to Grok and Perplexity to confirm the woman’s sexuality.
No, there's no credible evidence that Marco Verratti's wife, Jessica Aidi, is transgender. She's a French model born in 1991, married to him since 2021, and they have children together. Rumors seem to stem from appearance-based speculation in conspiracy circles, but reputable…
— Grok (@grok) November 7, 2025
However, a lot of people who have followed Verratti’s career already knew that the woman sitting beside him was his wife, Jessica Aidi. Aidi is a French model who has graced the covers of magazines like Elle and modeled for some of the most famous fashion brands. She is also a catwalk model often seen modeling during Paris Fashion Week, and she has also modeled swimwear for Sports Illustrated.
Verratti and Aidi started dating in 2019, after starting speculation once they were spotted at the Monaco Grand Prix, merely months after the PSG star announced his divorce from wife Laura Zazzara.
The couple got married in 2021 at a lavish ceremony in Paris, just a few days after Verratti won the Euro 2021 with Italy.
Speculation has been rife ever since Verratti’s former PSG teammate Mbappe openly admitted to dating a transgender woman. Mbappe, during his time at PSG, dated French model Ines Rau.
This seemed to have opened the floodgates, as football fans no longer hesitate before starting conspiracy theories that someone associated with the French League is dating a trans woman.
But that is not the case with Verratti, who is married to a cisgender female. Aidi, who has always had strong facial features with a chiseled jawline and defined cheekbones, is rumored to have had work done on her face, causing a change in her facial features, making fans think she was a trans woman.
Another possible theory is that she might have been at the end of an unflattering camera angle, which was then picked up by big accounts and shared. In other photos from the same game, she looks like a woman, giving you zero reason to doubt her sexuality.
Verratti, who claims to be enjoying life in the Qatari league, has been linked to clubs like Manchester United and Juventus.
It was speculated that Verratti was a deadline day transfer target for Manchester United during the summer, so the club might be in the running during the January window as well.
Juventus is also rumored to be chasing the Italian midfielder. Verratti, who despite being one of the modern Italian greats has never played in Serie A (he joined PSG from Serie B club Pescara), so a January switch to Juventus could be tempting.
