Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Napoli's Georgian striker, has reportedly said yes to the offer presented in recent days by Paris Saint-Germain. The news was reported today by “L'Equipe”, which underlines how the Parisian club is looking for a replacement for Kylian Mbappé.
According to the French sports daily, Kvaratskhelia has given his assent to PSG's tempting offer. However, the transfer is not yet concluded, as PSG now has to find an agreement with Napoli, the club chaired by Aurelio De Laurentiis.
The Georgian striker has a contract with the Neapolitan team until June 30, 2027. Napoli is currently engaged in negotiations to renew Kvaratskhelia's contract, as the player is considered one of the pillars on which the next coach intends to build the team.
Aurelio De Laurentiis talks about the most painful transfer in recent years at home Napoli: that of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the hero of the 2023 Scudetto, who ended up far from Maradona in the last winter transfer window. In an interview with Corriere della Sera's weekly 7, the Azzurri president revealed the background that led to the Georgian talent's departure. "I was forced to sell him," he said, "because his agent threatened to invoke Article 17," the FIFA rule that allows a player to be released from his contract by paying compensation. De Laurentiis recalled how, already at the end of his first, extraordinary season, Fourth In Serie A, the club had attempted to secure him with a suitable renewal: "We offered him a significant pay rise, because we knew his low salary would make him a target for the European big clubs." But agent Mamuka Jugeli, the owner says, had other plans: "He was asking for a huge commission from another club and a double-digit salary for the boy. After the European Championship in Germany, we flew to Düsseldorf to negotiate, but he continued to stall, even inventing supposed financial promises from Giuntoli that didn't exist."
The president then revealed a crucial step: a monstrous offer from Paris Saint-Germain. "PSG put over €200 million on the table for the Kvaratskhelia package.osimhenBut I gave my word to Conte that I would keep them both, and I kept my word. In hindsight, perhaps I should have accepted." A background story that adds new details to one of the most controversial transfers of the De Laurentiis management: the separation between Napoli and the player who symbolized the Scudetto, conditioned not only by the logic of the pitch but above all by the strategies of the agents, increasingly decisive in the balance of modern football.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a Georgian striker for Paris Saint-Germain, had a very bitter moment during his recent vacation. While he was in Cannes to spend a few days relaxing with his compatriot Zuriko Davitashvili, a footballer for Saint-Etienne, and with family and friends, his house in Paris was targeted by thieves.
According to Georgian newspaper Geo Team, the criminals entered the home of the former Napoli star and stole numerous valuables, including jewelry, designer bags and luxury watches. The theft cast a shadow over the footballer's summer break, forcing him to face an unpleasant situation away from the pitch.
Lo ha spiegato con chiarezza il ds del Napoli, Giovanni Manna quale è stato il ricatto di Kvaratskhelia alla società azzurra . "Siamo stati costretti a cederlo perché ricattati dal giocatore o quasi". Il pericolo ventilato dal calciatore e dal suo entourage era di creare un danno economico al Napoli molto pesante. Tutto studiato nei…
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