Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis hit back at coach Antonio Conte after his comments sparked controversy. ‘This could create unease.’ There had already
The January departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, combined with Napoli’s limited efforts to strengthen the squad, are the main factors frustrating coach Antonio Conte, who believes these constraints could jeopardise his side’s Scudetto challenge and cause them to miss out on a major opportunity.
Napoli will try again to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and are scouring the market to find candidates with the right characteristics that wouldn’t necessarily break the bank.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shone on Thursday night as Paris Saint-Germain convincingly beat Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
A wonder goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia upstaged a brilliant curling shot from teammate Désiré Doué as Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Italy international Gianluigi Donnarumma and former Napoli player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia start for PSG in the Champions League quarter-final against Aston Villa, with Italian Maurizio Mariani officiating.
Napoli and Feyenoord have reportedly held preliminary talks over Igor Paixao’s potential summer transfer to Serie A. According to Calciomercato, the Scudetto hopefuls have tested the waters for the sought-after forward.
Tuttosport newspaper reports that if Fabio Paratici becomes the new Milan sporting director, he will try to reunite with Antonio Conte at San Siro. Paratici
Former Napoli player Salvatore Bagni believes the Partenopei would have been the Serie A table leaders if they still had Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and doesn’t see Antonio Conte leaving in the summer.
Lille winger Edon Zhegrova emerged as a top candidate to take Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s place at Napoli last summer. However, the deal collapsed at the 11th hour, with the Kosovo international staying in Ligue 1 despite being a step away from joining Antonio Conte’s charges.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was one of several teammates past and present to congratulate Italy captain Gigio Donnarumma for his heroics during Paris Saint-Germain’s
Trent Alexander-Arnold looked to have seriously hurt himself in the second-half of Liverpool’s Champions League encounter with PSG. The England international was replaced by Jarell Quansah, with the Reds a goal down (but level on aggregate owing to their late winner in Paris) and searching for a first goal.
Despite PSG’s dominance, Liverpool secured a crucial 1-0 win with a late goal from Harvey Elliott, putting them in a strong position to reach the quarterfinals.
Italy and Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero says it’s a ‘pity’ that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal against Liverpool was disallowed for a marginal offside:
Ally McCoist has admitted he was devastated to see Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal ruled out after a wonderful team move. The Paris Saint-Germain bent a shot beyond Alisson – but Liverpool’s necks were saved after VAR checked the goal and ruled it out for offside.
Napoli’s attacking stats have drastically worsened since Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined PSG, but ‘Italian pundits still praised brave’ Como coach Cesc Fabregas after a 2-1 win over the Partenopei.
PSG beat third-placed Monaco 4-1 in Ligue 1 to extend their lead over Marseille to 13 points in the standings. Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored his first goal for the club after his January move from Napoli.
Napoli director Giovanni Manna held a presser a couple of days after the end of the window, explaining why they sold Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and missed out on a few replacements (via Il Mattino).
On Friday, TBR Football reported, citing sources, that Manchester United aren’t ruling out the possibility of Garnacho leaving Old Trafford before Monday’s transfer deadline.
Sky Sports reported on Tuesday that Napoli are ready to resume talks with Manchester United regarding Garnacho. The two clubs had agreed to reconnect at the start of the week to try and reach a compromise.
Glenn Gervot for Qatar Airways On paper, Marseille and Monaco are Paris Saint-Germain’s two biggest threats to the Ligue 1 title, sitting 10 points and 13 points behind league leaders PSG, followed by Nice (14) and Lyon (15).
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has left Naples and flown to France, where he’ll take the medicals with PSG on Friday. He departs the Azzurri after two and a half years, where he has tallied 30 goals and 29 assists in 107, contributing to the team’s fourth Scudetto two seasons ago.
Manchester United target Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has his eyes on a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Reporter Ben Jacobs has revealed that the Napoli winger is hopeful of a switch to the Parc des Princes above all else.
Liverpool’s interest in Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has intensified, with reports suggesting the Reds are exploring an ambitious swap deal to secure the Georgian winger.