Author of a big start to the season with Naples, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has still not extended his Neapolitan contract and remains in the sights of PSG and Barça according to the Italian press of the day.
The Kvara soap opera animated a good part of the PSG transfer window last summer. PSG wanted to recruit a dribbling, team-oriented winger and several Italian and French sources had mentioned the keen interest of Luis Campos and Luis Enrique in the Georgian international from Naples.
But Aurelio De Laurentiis was greedy and did not want to hear about a departure of his offensive star, whom new coach Antonio Conte absolutely wanted to keep. A profitable choice for the Neapolitan club, which is at the top of Serie A after 12 days with a Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has regained all his sensations and already scored 5 goals.
Used at the start of the season as a second striker, in support of Romelu Lukaku, Kvara has since found his favorite left wing and confirms that he is still the talented player who splashed Italy with his talent during the 2022/2023 season. Napoli Scudetto. His future in Naples, however, remains uncertain since he has still not extended his contract, which expires in 2027.
The clause that divides Kvara and Napoli
In today's edition, La Gazzetta dello Sport takes stock of the matter and explains that although there have been numerous meetings in recent weeks between Naples and the Georgian's entourage, no agreement has been found for an extension. Kvara currently earns €1.8 million net per season and once demanded €8 million from Napoli. According to the pink paper daily, his demands would be lower and he could be satisfied with the €6 million, bonus included, offered by De Laurentiis.
But according to the Italian newspaper, it is not so much his future salary that poses a problem, but the amount of his future release clause. De Laurentiis would value his player at around a hundred million euros when Kvara's entourage would prefer a more affordable release clause, around 80 million euros, a sign that a medium-term departure remains in the player's mind.
PSG on the lookout, Barça too
If Naples hopes to succeed in finding common ground with its number 77, two European clubs remain on the lookout according to La Gazzetta dello Sport: Luis Enrique's PSG and Hansi Flick's Barça. Despite the 10 goals scored by Barcola since the start of the season, L'Equipe recently wrote that PSG was still targeting a winger this winter to increase competition for this position.
If it is difficult to imagine Naples selling Kvara in the middle of the season while the club is fighting for the title, the soap opera will resume with a vengeance next summer if it has not been extended by then. And if he has extended in the meantime, everything will depend on the famous amount of his release clause. If it is set at a reasonable price, it would not be surprising if PSG tried their luck again.
