This time the re-construction must necessarily start from the top. This time it’s not about the game – which is at home, by the way Naples it’s been a rare commodity for some time now – but it’s the team to come. That of the future, after the rubble of this disastrous competitive season. Spotlight on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Aurelio De Laurentiis He’s betting everything on Georgian talent for the season of redemption but he has to watch his back from some top clubs who continue to flirt with the attacker’s agent and who are ready to put arguments on the scales that pique his manager’s interest ( and probably also of the player). Obviously there is money at stake, a lot of money, but also the prestige of the top European competition (the next Super Champions) and the ambitions that Kvara needs to embrace a certain project. Until now PSG and Barcelona they are the clubs that came out for the blue number 77. Barça would like to go shopping at Napoli given that they have also expressed interest in Lobotka, but they are held back by a financial situation that certainly does not allow them to make crazy investments. Different story for PSG, very close to Osimhen (also keep an eye on the Premier League for the Nigerian), who seems to have already met Kvara’s agent to test the waters.
The president of the Parisian club, the Qatari tycoon Nasser Al Khelaifi, is in a hurry to replace Mbappè and seems ready to write a check of around 80 million for Kvaratskhelia’s contract (with a salary of around 8 million per season for the attacker). Crumbs for De Laurentiis. The owner of Filmauro values his jewel as much as Osimhen and does not seem willing to sit at the table in any negotiations. Unless the classic indecent proposal arrives… The Georgian talent still has a long contract with Napoli (until 2027), but DeLa knows very well that he must secure him as soon as possible to nip any external courtship in the bud. To do this he will have to open his wallet and adjust Kvara’s salary (currently 1.5 million per year) to that of a top player. And it is precisely on this front that the most delicate game is being played. Jugeli has never said it openly, but it is clear that he expects treatment similar to that used for Osimhen in December whose salary was almost tripled. In short, before extending, the salary must be adjusted to the (estimated) value of the player. In this respect the parties are still distant: De Laurentiis is ready to double the player’s salary, going up to 4.5 million euros (including various bonuses). The Georgian’s manager expects to reach six million and expects another sacrifice from the blue club. We will see. The parties have already met and will do so again. The hourglass is ticking and you still need to hurry.
In the meantime, the player tries to concentrate on this remaining final part of the season. Kvara, obviously, is one of the untouchables for the coach Francesco Calzona. For his part, the Georgian – 23 years old on 12 February – is just two goals away from last season’s record (in which he was also awarded best player of the Serie A championship – and he still has two matches to equal or perhaps surpass it . Khvicha however he hasn’t scored for over two months: the last one – the tenth – was the goal that gave Turin a temporary lead at Maradona. It may be a coincidence, but the Georgian’s abstinence coincided with that of the Azzurri’s victories. It’s all too clear that Napoli needs him. For the future. For the reconstruction…
