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Real Madrid legend calls for signing of Kvaratskhelia
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 8 Mar 2023 18:20 GMT
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Real Madrid legend Guti has called for the Blancos to sign Napoli sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia has spoken very publicly about his love for Madrid, having been a childhood fan of the Spanish giants.
After Napoli’s 2-0 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany a fortnight ago, the Georgian winger revealed that Guti was his idol growing up.
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“I love football because of Guti, he played for Real Madrid and when I was a kid his shirts were not sold in Georgia, they were unobtainable. So, I bought a little white shirt and wrote his number 14 on it,” Kvara explained.
What did Guti say about Kvaratskhelia?
Guti was moved by this story and admitted that he hoped Madrid sign the 22-year-old.
“I hope one day he can come to Real. I didn’t know I was his idol and if it helped him to see me play like that it was worth it.
“What can I say to him? Maybe I could send him an autographed shirt of mine if he comes to Madrid, so he doesn’t have to write on it the number 14 I used to wear.”
Kvaratskhelia has been arguably the best player in Serie A this season - along with teammate Victor Osimhen - and has already scored 12 goals and assisted 13 in all competitions.
He has delivered a string of brilliant performances, including tearing Juventus apart 5-1 in January and Liverpool 4-1 in the Champions League in September.
It has quickly become clear that this is a truly special player in the making, and he has been christened ‘Kvaradona’ by Napoli fans after legend Diego Maradona.
The winger’s form has led Napoli to the top of Serie A, 15 points clear of Inter Milan in second.
They have also been arguably the best team in the Champions League so far, topping their group above Liverpool and beating Frankfurt 2-0 in the first leg of the last-16 in Germany.
