Kvaratskhelia-Psg, here we are. The figures and previous deals between Naples and Paris

Naples, 14 January 2025 – If the performance on the pitch of the Napoli it is now a straight and continuous line well photographed by 5 wins in a row strung together after the most recent one on Verona, the events of the transfer market that revolve around Khvisha Kvaratskhelia are taking on the shape of a roller coaster. At the beginning, starting last summer, that of the revolution branded Antonio Conte on the bench and John Manna as sporting director, the Georgian had been shielded, yes, but only in words and without that renewal with monstrous figures requested and almost demanded starting immediately after the championship. In the middle there was a semester of football played in which the Azzurri, after the false start of the Bentegodi, have established themselves as one of the main candidates for the Scudetto, thus going well beyond the summer ambitions which aimed at returning to Champions League after a year without European competitions: the same kvaratskhelia he added his bricks to the cause, putting it on record 5 goal e 3 assists. Good numbers, almost excellent, but not enough to avoid the epilogue that no one would have imagined until a few weeks ago: the sale, now imminent, al Paris Saint-Germain.

Details of the agreement

The 2001 class player is close to joining the French team until 30 June 2029, going on to earn an annual salary from 8-8,5 million net which is very reminiscent of what was requested at the Napoli during the negotiation of a renewal that perhaps, in his heart, no party involved wanted to sign. Perhaps not even the Neapolitan club itself, aware that the best of itself Fourth in the shadow of Vesuvius he had already shown it all before starting a personal and team downward spiral also due to the many physical problems that pop up from time to time. In the end, therefore, everyone gets what they wanted. The Georgian takes off that blue jersey that has become indigestible since last summer, if not even before, despite the cuddles of a square at his feet almost out of principle, the arrival on the bench of a famous coach like Tale and the excellent tracks on which the team is running this year, perhaps with a destination that could even be the championship. Napoli reports a sensational capital gain: come on 10 million paid into the coffers of the Dinamo batumi since 2022 which at the time caused a scandal, as they seemed like a lot for an unknown player who was considered unsuitable to take up Lorenzo Insigne's legacy, 70 million which should enter the coffers within the next few hours, when the exchange of documents with the psg will be terminated. The initial claim of Aurelio De Laurentiis started from 90 million, then went down to 80 up to 70 cash that gave the green light to the operation. Needless to say, in the past the owner would have perhaps pushed things further, and perhaps not even endorsed such an important technical and mediatic transfer in January, especially with his team in the thick of the Scudetto fight. Today, however, in the headquarters of Castel Volturno the balance has changed and the dominating factor is the Tale thought. Not only the credit that the Salento coach has earned in his first semester in blue: what happened in the recent past to several big names in the squad, some leaving for low figures, some even on a free transfer, just to push forward questions of principle that often do not go well with the pragmatism of the transfer market has evidently made even De Laurentiis, which is back to collect money and to do so on the far from new route that links Napoli a Paris.

Previous deals between Napoli and PSG

At first he sought glory in the French capital Ezequiel Lavezzi, perhaps the emblem of the Napoli just got back in Serie A after years of purgatory in the cadet league and in Serie C: paid 5 million from the Neapolitans, the Pocho, genius and wildness on and off the pitch, was sold after an exhilarating five-year period 30 million. From a winger to a central striker: the fever rises even more for Edinson Cavani, That the Napoli bought from Palermo for 17 million. He who is still in the area of Fuorigrotta he is indicated as one of the best strikers, if not the best, I then move on to psg for 64 million of fixed part more 2 million bonus. We then move on to the midfield and more recent times, as well as to a very different outcome of the whole issue. In 2018 the blues took Fabian Ruiz by Betis Seville for 30 million, paid in a single installment through the termination clause: a big expense that, this time, would not have been recovered even from the usual transfer Paris Saint-Germain, that after 4 years would have secured the sporting performances of the Spaniard for 24 million. However, there is a significant detail to add: Fabian Ruiz at the time he was one year away from expiring on his contract with Napoli and which, needless to say, would not have been renewed by express declaration of the interested party. Therefore, De Laurentiis even in that case he landed on his feet despite the regret of having lost a player with precious characteristics who would have left a void in the Azzurri midfield before the adjustments of the following transfer sessions. Speaking of the future, the fourth move of the fiery axis between Napoli e psg, barring any sensational (and unlikely) last-minute twists, it will be kvaratskhelia, one step away from closing the adventure in an Azzurri embellished by the Scudetto of 2022-2023 season but, on a personal level, top numbers: 30 goal e 29 assists in 107 attendance and those heavy comparisons that had earned him the nickname of 'Kvaradona' ready to be put away in a drawer by a place that over the years has also learned to know how to turn the page quickly after goodbyes. A step of maturity imposed by the management ADL, always attentive to finances, but also a way to protect themselves in light of a football without flags, loyalty and gratitude.

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