How Kvaratskhelia would fit in at Chelsea

Cameron Smith

• 4 Nov 2022 14:50 GMT
• 3 min read

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia may be one of the hardest names to spell in football, but he's made the game look so easy this season.

His summer move to Napoli didn't grab the headlines of Darwin Nunez joining Liverpool or Erling Haaland signing for Manchester City, but the Georgian international has been a revelation this campaign.

Kvaratskhelia was purchased by the Naples club for just €10 million in July, but his agent Christian Emile has revealed that he expects Napoli to demand at least €100m for any potential suitors next summer.

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Emile spoke to Fabrizio Romano and said: "He’s come to Napoli, he’s been brilliant, and people are talking about €100m.

"For me, if he continues to perform like this till the end of the season and next season, because there’s a zero per cent chance they sell him (in January). He will reach 100m euros for sure."

The reason why he'll cost so much is because the Georgian winger has started the 2022/23 campaign in electric fashion. Not only has he grabbed eight goals and 10 assists in just 17 appearances for Napoli this year, but he's caught the eye with his dynamic dribbling technique, his 100 miles per hour style of play, and his unbelievable football.

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For a player relatively unknown before the season started, Kvaratskhelia has become a household name within a matter of months.

Therefore, it's not surprise that Europe's biggest clubs have already begun floating the idea of signing the former Rubin Kazan player in 2023.

Liverpool and Manchester City have both been linked with a move for the player, while The Daily Star have reported that Liverpool will go to battle with Graham Potter's Chelsea in a bid to sign the 21-year-old.

Chelsea have set their sights on the young forward as they look to bolster an attack that hasn't quite hit its potential under Potter.

In Potter's 11 games in charge so far, the Blues have only scored more than twice on two occasions - against AC Milan and Wolves - and injuries to Ben Chilwell and Reece James have further complicated things for the former Brighton head coach.

How would Kvaratskhelia fit in at Chelsea?

Signing Kvaratskhelia could see Chelsea switch to a back four system to enable to Georgian, Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to co-exist.

However, given Potter likes his teams to be fluid in build-up and in terms of their shape, an exact formation may not take shape.

But, a front four involving the aforementioned players could be tasty, with Kvaratskhelia and Sterling providing creativity from wide areas, Mount adding the hard yards in the middle, and Aubameyang feeding off chances.