Maybe because Benatia is really really good , better than Marquinhos
I don't take 90% of the rumours seriously but with Marquinhos , it's not only Md and Sport who say he's Barca's nr 1 priority.
PSG won't spend another 70M on another CB this mercato, get real.
And Nasser and Blanc don't give a single fuck if Marcos is Barcelona's priority as shown last year when TS was their super ubber hyper ultimate priority.
If Blanc said "for sure, it's No", it won't change. He has many flaws but Blanc is not a liar, and he knows he was listened to by everyone including psg people and fans. If he replied that, it's because he's assured from Nasser that Marcos will not be sold. End of story, it's game over, dude.
Switch target before it's too late, or don't blame PSG later when you'll end up with Bartra/Piqué again.