Antonio Conte has a reputation for not mincing his words. The Napoli coach demonstrated it once again on Saturday evening, after his men’s victory (2-1) at home against Juventus Turin during the shock of the 22nd day of Serie A. Asked about the departure of his former player, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who played his first match and delivered his first assist in the colors of Paris Saint-Germain against Reims (1-1), the Italian technician took the opportunity to tackle the agents of the Georgian international.
Conte, who also played for Juve, Inter Milan and Chelsea, ignored the recommendations of his press service to answer questions from journalists on the recent transfer of “Kvara”. “What we can do is wish Khvicha and his family the best,” the 55-year-old coach began. He made his choice, and I was sincerely saddened to learn that his agents had already been negotiating with PSG for a very long time,” he revealed, in reference to rumors of the left winger’s transfer to PSG dating back of the last summer transfer window.
“I didn’t think it was elegant, but we wish him the best, because he’s a good guy.” That said, we are moving forward: everyone is useful, no one is essential,” concluded the Neapolitan coach dryly.
Currently leader of Serie A with six points ahead of Inter Milan, Antonio Conte’s Napoli dreams of a second Scudetto in three years. Attacking leader of the Partenopei since his arrival in Campania in the summer of 2022, Kvaratskhelia officially joined Paris more than a week ago, signing for two and a half years for a sum of around 70 million euros excluding bonuses .
