Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has signed with Paris Saint-Germain until 2029 for the sum of 70 million euros. Arriving from Napoli, the Georgian often had to explain how his name was pronounced. Ligue 1 commentators have a few days left to work on the pronunciation.
A new Georgian international arrives in Ligue 1. After Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) and Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined the French championship by signing up with PSG until 2029.
To carry out this operation, Paris Saint-Germain spent nearly 70 million euros. Italian champion in 2023 with Napoli, the 23-year-old left winger will wear number 7 in the capital, a squad left free since the departure of Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid.
KVARATSKHELIA IN SOLIDARITY WITH LEAGUE 1 COMMENTATORS
If the pronunciation of Kylian Mbappé's name sparked some debate at the start of his career, that of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia risks getting people talking. Commentators from Ligue 1 and the Champions League will have to quickly train before the Georgian's debut in the PSG jersey.
-The pronunciation of his name had also raised doubts during his debut in Italy. The Georgian then agreed, for UEFA, to pronounce his first and last name correctly, just to dispel doubts definitively. This is how you pronounce the name of the former Napoli striker. From a phonetic point of view it goes something like: “r'vicha q'varatsrelia“.
Ligue 1 commentators now have until January 25, and the match against Reims at the Parc des Princes, where Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's adventure should begin with PSG, to learn how to correctly pronounce the name of the Georgian star.
