PSG hits hard and offers Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

It took several months and several transfer windows, but his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain is now locked: the Georgian star, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, is committed to the capital club until June 2029. It is now fully official: the native of Tbilisi therefore reinforces Luis Enrique's Parisian offensive lines. The Rouge et Bleu announced the good news to their supporters today: “Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the signing of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The 23-year-old winger, who will wear number 7, becomes the first Georgian player in the club's history.», It is written in the official press release published on the club website. Having played for Dinamo Tbilisi, FC Roustavi, Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow, the Georgian international (40 caps, 17 goals) settled in Campania in the summer of 2022 where he became the real Napoli sensation , quickly nicknamed “Kvaradonna” in the Neapolitan streets.

By signing for Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 23, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will discover his sixth club and his fourth country. With 30 goals scored and 30 assists delivered in 107 matches played in the Partenopei jersey, he will considerably strengthen the Parisian offensive lines with a versatile finisher-creator profile. At Naples, Kvaratskhelia has already played on the left side, the right side or up front as a supporting second striker. His loss is already widely mourned in southern Italy: “Now it is true that Kvara, his entourage and the club are negotiating. I don't want people to think that I vetoed it, I did it this summer when I thought I could convince him of the quality of the project, but then I didn't succeed. We are going to lose an important player“, Antonio Conte recently summarized at a press conference.

Long-term work

That the negotiations were long between Napoli, the clan of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Paris Saint-Germain. Last summer, the Georgian international, who had started discussions for a contract extension, was completely blocked by Antonio Conte, Giovanni Manna and Aurelio De Laurentiis, to the point of scaring away the Parisian delegation, although very aggressive on the file (the same on Kvara's former teammate, Victor Osimhen). The management of PSG returned to the charge, taking advantage of a small opening this winter to try its luck again and reopen discussions with Naples and Kvaratskhelia. For a positive outcome this time.

If the offer of 120 million had been refused last summer, those proposed this winter ended up convincing Naples to let their Georgian prodigy slip away. A first at €45 million in addition to Randal Kolo Muani had been refused. The second at €60 million, with Milan Skriniar in the baggage, found the same negative response from the Partenopei. It was ultimately the one around 80 million euros (70 + 10 million easily attainable bonuses) which was validated by all parties. The last scheduled meeting was used to finalize the final details of the transaction. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was looking for a more peaceful life alongside football, was convinced by the PSG project.