Kvaratskhelia's Napoli future in DOUBT

Jacque Talbot

Updated: 1 Nov 2024 10:56 GMT
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Napoli, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Napoli and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have so far failed to reach an agreement regarding the winger's new contract, according to reports.

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Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport have stated that the Serie A club are reluctant to meet his agent's demands to set his release clause at €80 million, which can be activated next summer.

Napoli CEO Aurelio De Laurentiis and sports director Giovanni Manna held a meeting his agent, Mamuka Jugeli, on Thursday. The side have offered a new contract worth €6 million per year, a huge rise from his current deal worth €1.8 million a year, With bonuses, it's thought the youngster wants a deal that could reach €8m per annum.

Napoli have already seen the departure of Victor Osimhen to Fenerbahce after the striker failed to make the move to Chelsea during the summer transfer window. It's thought that they do not want to lose another star player, especially for an amount below their valuation.

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

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€51.2M - €85.4M

French outfit Paris Saint-Germain made an offer of over €100m, but this was rejected last summer. The 23-year-old has been linked to a number of elite clubs in recent years, including, but not limited to, Liverpool, PSG, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

United scouts watch Kvaratskhelia

Last week TuttomercatoWeb reported that United scouts were spotted at the Stadio Carlo Castellani during Napoli’s 1-0 win over Empoli.

It's thought they were there to assess Kvaratskhelia and as well as defender Alessandro Buongiorno.

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Buongiorno seems a very unlikely prospect for United signing as he only joined Napoli this summer for €40m including add-ons from Torino, while the club boosted their defence with Matthijs de Ligt, who arrived from Bayern Munich.

Kvaratskhelia was one of the breakout stars of football during the 2022-23 season during Napoli's title win. During this period, he scored 14 goals and assisted 14 in all competitions as Napoli won their first Scudetto in 33 years.

Last term, however, he failed to reach the same heights as Napoli endured a disastrous defence of their title, finishing in 10th place.