Even though the negotiation between the Khvicha Kvaratskhelia camp and Napoli have been ongoing for over a year, the parties are no closer to a contract extension. Things have reached a standstill to the point that the team doesn’t rule out selling him next summer, Tuttomercatoweb reports.
The next one would be the last window for the Partenopei to get full price on him given the 2027 expiration date. They turned down €100M from PSG in July. His valuation is in that neighborhood. Moreover, the player could exploit his current low wages to obtain a major pay bump and signing bonus from his next team, like Dusan Vlahovic did when moving from Fiorentina to Juventus.
Napoli and the agent of Kvaratskhelia, Mamuka Jugeli, are still multiple million apart on his salary. The request is to get close to Lautaro Martinez and Victor Osimhen’s numbers. The Azzurri are very reluctant to get that high again.
The side could do what they have done a few times in the past, turning a big profit and reinvesting it in multiple signings. They don’t think Antonio Conte will make too much of a fuss about it. They wouldn’t mind signing an Asian star for marketing-related reasons. They are keen on Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo, PSG’s Kang-In Lee, and Karou Mitoma. They are expensive, but their coffers would be full in this scenario.
Our Take on Napoli and Kvaratskhelia
They have until the end of the season to figure it out, but the lack of progress is concerning. They could hold on for one extra year, but a departure in 2025 would make the most sense financially speaking. Instead, it’d be a disaster technically and emotionally.
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