A scene that leaves no room for doubt about the state of mind of the Neapolitan fans: the cardboard cutout of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, once a symbol of the Italian champion team, was abandoned in the garbage bins in Piazza Cavour.
A symbolic gesture that represents the city's disappointment and bitterness at the choice of the Georgian winger, now one step away from a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
That silhouette, which last year proudly stood out among the alleys of Spanish Neighborhoods as part of the celebratory formation of the Scudetto, has now become an emblem of the rift between the player and the fans. A video, which has gone viral on social media, shows a fan throwing the cardboard cutout into the garbage bin, accompanying the gesture with a bitter comment: "You're signing and this was my first thought this morning. Look how good you look here."
The idyll between Napoli and Kvaratskhelia was ruined when the player clearly expressed his desire to leave the team, led by Antonio Conte, currently at the top of the table. Despite his excellent performances in this first half of the season, the winger has not forgotten the lack of agreement on the renewal of his contract, which began during the summer retreat and was never concluded.
With a salary of just €1,5 million, Kvaratskhelia was the fifteenth on the list of Azzurri salaries, a situation that many fans consider unsustainable: “How did we think he would stay?” read the comments on social media. Others criticize the choice to leave a leading team in the middle of the season: “Leaving now instead of waiting for the summer, bah.”
The farewell, now imminent, will bring the Georgian to Paris for medical visits and the signature with PSG. The agreement includes a transfer of 70 million euros plus bonuses that could raise the figure to 75 million, with a four-year contract and a salary of about 9 million per season.
Napoli, meanwhile, continues its race to the top, but the bond with one of its most beloved protagonists of the Scudetto now seems irremediably broken.
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On social media, anger, nostalgia, and respect alternate. "He's a professional, and it's only natural that he'll go to Juve. I'll always be grateful to Spalletti.", writes Ciro on X, remembering the coach who had the tricolour he won with Napoli tattooed on his arm. There are those, like Anna, who invite us not to fall into the trap "provincialism": “Guys, let's stop it, we have a hunchback on the bench”, he says referring to Antonio Conte.
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