Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Seeks Napoli Transfer As Paris-Saint Germain Talks Continue

Antonio Conte has revealed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has asked to leave Napoli, as Paris Saint-Germain work on a deal to sign the Georgia international. (More Football News)

Kvaratskhelia has been a revelation since arriving from Dinamo B𓃲atumi in 2022, helping Napoli win their first Scudetto since the Diego Maradona era in his first season in Italy.

The wing𒆙er scored 12 goals and laid on 10 assists as the Partenopei ran away with the Serie A title in 2022-23, though a miserable 2023-24 campaign saw them go through three head coaches and finish 10th in the Italian top flight.

Kvaratskhelia has provided eight goal involvements in Serie A this term (five goal🐲s, three assists), though, with Napoli back in title contention under Conte. 

Only six pl📖ayers in the division have bettered his 28 chances created, while he has attempted the f🎐ourth-most dribbles in the competition (67).

However, the ๊23-year-old has continued to be linked with a big-money move and reports on Saturday suggested he had agreed personal terms with Ligue 1 champions PSG.

Hav✃ing left Kvaratskhelia out of Napoli's squad for Sunday's clash with Verona, Conte was asked about the wideman's future at Saturday's pre-match press conference.

"I will answer, I have never shied away from unc🐽omfortable questions. If I speak, it is becau🅰se I tell the truth, otherwise I prefer to remain silent. I don't like to tell lies," he said. 

"We are 🐻talking about an important player. This summer, I demanded that some players be co🐬nfirmed and among them was Khvicha. 

"He had asked to be sold and he was not the only🌠 one. Then we moved on, but you forget things too eas🐟ily.

"Six months ago, I🌄 had to convince the players I considered fundamental for this project to stay, but many wanted to take other paths."

Conte was not upbeat regarding Napoli's chances of replacing the Georꦕgiaꦯn, saying: "Honestly, I haven't seen profiles that can replace him.

&qu♐ot;It's too fresh, a bolt from the blue. Today I am veജry focused on Verona. 

"Today, the most important thing is not buying or selling, neither outgoings nor incomings, but tomorrow's matc𝔍h. It's three points. 

"No evaluations have been made because Kvara is now a Napoli player. The🦩n tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or on January 31, we will see. 

"It is inevita♛ble that the situation will be monitored. It is right to leave it to the club, the player and his entourage. I did what I had 🌼to do. In fact, maybe I did too much."

Since his arrival in Ser🍃ie A in 2022, Kvaratskhelia ranks fifth for goal involvements in the competition (47), second for chances created (145) and first for both dribbles attempted (482) and completed (196).