Paris Saint-Germain are reported to have named Napoli sensation Kvicha Kvaratskhelia among their top objectives to land in the summer transfer window after a blistering debut season in Serie A with the Partenopei.
The diminutive Georgian is one of the most sought-after properties on the global market after a meteoric rise to the top of the game in little under eight months in Naples.
Since his arrival in Italy, the 22-year-old has registered 13 goals and 13 assists from 29 competitive outings, of which 11 goals and nine assists have come in the league.
Extraordinary numbers, especially given the now-unthinkably affordable fee of around €10m Napoli paid to obtain him from Dinamo Batumi in the summer.
According to reports in Corriere dello Sport, his remarkable performances and contributions have led a host of the world’s most prestigious clubs prepared to spend lavish amounts to snatch him away from Luciano Spalletti and Napoli.
Given their extensive spending capabilities, PSG are among the few clubs who could afford to tempt Napoli into parting ways with the seemingly-unstoppable winger.
The reports are that PSG are willing to spend up to €180m in an attempt to land Kvaratskhelia’s signature.
The estimated fee would likely put him level with Kylian Mbappe as the second-most expensive player in the history of the sport.
If Kvaratskhelia were to jump ship to join the Qatari-backed French giants, he would land the Partenopei a sensational capital gain of around €170m after just one season at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, a figure which has never and likely will not be matched for quite some time.
The players agent Mamuka Jugeli has previously gone on record stating his client’s happiness in Naples and reluctance to join any other club in Italy.
Jugeli also admitted that Kvaratskhelia was a childhood Real Madrid fan.
It seems almost inevitable at this point that Kvaratskhelia will sign for one of the very top clubs in the world in the not-so-distant future.
For now, the Georgian’s contract with Napoli runs until the summer of 2027.