It seemed like a classic summer evening, made up more of football played than of the transfer market, with the European Championship catalysing the attention and the plays of the usual Bellingham embellishing a Euro2024 in which (for now) the big teams are present. After midnight, though, that’s it the lightning that pierces the sky of Naples (and not only). “We want to leave Naples, but we are waiting for the end of the European Championship first. Our priority is to move to a team that plays in the Champions League.” Statements by Mamuka Jugeli, the agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who in these days is busy on German soil with his Georgia (tomorrow the debut against Turkey in group F, ed). “The worst thing is that if he stays at Napoli, Khvicha will lose a year, we are worried”, summarized the concept by the prosecutor who immediately found a shoulder in his father’s words, which arrived a few minutes later. “I don’t want him to stay in Naples, three coaches changed last year and it’s difficult to play in a situation like that.”
Three exclamation points
Clear thoughts, like those of Napoli himself who did not take long before an official response, published on the Neapolitan club’s channels: “In reference to the statements of Kvaratskhelia’s agent, Mamuka Jugeli, and his father Badri, Calcio Napoli reiterates that the player has a contract for another three years with the club. Kvaratskhelia is not on the market. End of story “. The gloss of the press release, with three exclamation points and that “end of the story”, leaves little room for the imagination: Napoli does not change its mind, Kvara is untransferable.
And now? Conte had asked De Laurentiis for two things before signing: the non-transferability of Kvaratskhelia and Di Lorenzo, but it seems clear that these two situations need to be resolved, or at least clarified, before any other transfer operation. Interest from PSG has already arrived in Naples in recent weeks, with three-figure offers, while the negotiations for the contract renewal (which expires in 2027) have been going on for some time with various ups and downs.
