Paris, France: Paris Saint-Germain's Thiago Motta advised fellow midfielder Blaise Matuidi not to leave Paris on Friday, after Juventus had expressed interest in the 29-year-old.

"We have a good relationship with Blaise, and if he asks my advice I would definitely recommend that he stays in Paris" said Motta during a press conference.

"If he leaves then that would be a huge loss. Blaise does incredible work for the team with a really positive mentality. We need players like that."

"We've often played as a trio with Marco (Verratti), and we the core of the team." added Motta, "If we lost a player like him we'd be losing a lot."

Last week new PSG manager Unai Emery had also expressed his wishes that the influential France midfielder stay at the capital club.