That it was a priority objective had become evident in recent weeks. Especially since it became clear that Kylian Mbappé would leave PSG at the end of the season, for Real Madrid. A scenario that the Emir of Qatar’s club hoped to avoid by snatching another renewal from the French striker. But there was no renewal, so a real construction site was opened for the Parisian team who put Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at the top of the purchase list, to open the post-Mbappé cycle. PSG moved forward by finding a contractual agreement with the Georgian. But the match is only just beginning, because the match against Napoli must be found, which is anything but a given, despite the positive precedents between the two clubs.
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In any case, PSG has landed an important coup, convincing the Neapolitan with a proposal that would consist of a long-term contract. For now, as L’Equipe also writes, the financial details have not been leaked, but in Paris the average salary is 11.2 million gross per season. With the tax benefits for new residents, the basic salary thus settles at 7.5 million net, without counting any bonuses. Enough to induce the Georgian to leave Naples and migrate to PSG where he could compete in the Champions League, which was instead denied to De Laurentiis’ club after the disappointing season after the Scudetto. In short, there are all the cards in order to start the negotiations between the clubs with a margin of advantage, although it is all uphill.
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And not only because of Napoli’s desire to hold on to a central element in the Conte project, but also because the distance between supply and demand is important, at least for now. In fact, Napoli considers Kvaratskhelia a player worth 130 million euros. This is the figure that has been circulated in recent days, also to send an unequivocal message to the French managers who instead consider the right price to be around 60 million. A difference that will somehow have to be filled with a non-obvious negotiation, beyond the positive precedents. In fact, PSG laid the foundations for its expansion project by picking up Ezequiel Lavezzi from Naples as early as 2012. Pocho then signed a four-year contract for around 30 million, bonuses excluded. The following year, Edinson Cavani, Serie A’s top scorer, arrived for 64 million, a record sum for PSG before the Neymar (222) and Mbappé (180) era. More recently, in 2018, it was Fabian Ruiz’s turn, costing just over 20 million.
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In short, the agreement for a player valued at 80 million by the Cies of Neuchaltel is potentially possible, considering the fact that Victor Osimehn himself arrived at Napoli for a total amount of 81 million, coming from Lille then led by Luis Campos, current sporting director of PSG. Napoli, however, can raise the price by weighing the fact that Kvaratskhelia is indicated as indispensable by Luis Enrique who intends to exploit his right-footed skills on the left wing, increasing the competition for the left-footed Barcola and perhaps adapting him to an attacking midfielder role, as with Dembele. What is certain for the moment is that the summer will be long and the negotiations will be exhausting. They are aware of it in Naples as in Paris.
