Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the 25-year-old Paris Saint-Germain and Georgian striker, spoke to the newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published Tuesday morning. He discussed, among other things, his signing from Napoli at the end of the 2024-2025 winter transfer window.
Kvaratskhelia: “I thought it would be very difficult to go there.”
“When PSG called me, I think my wife was the happiest person in the world. Before PSG contacted me, she always said, ‘Imagine if we played for PSG one day, it would be incredible to live there.’ I would reply, ‘Yes, of course.’ But in my mind, I thought it would be very difficult to go there, especially with players like Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé…
Is joining PSG a dream come true for you?”
When you come from a small country like mine, playing for one of the biggest teams in the world, of course it’s a dream! Arriving in Naples was already something very important to me. I was very proud to have achieved that. But it was when PSG contacted me that I truly understood I had become a world-class player.
Kvaratskhelia: “The way the coach and the sporting director presented the project to me impressed me.”
Above all, it was impossible for you to refuse and disappoint your wife…
(smiling) I had other options, other offers, but the way the coach and the sporting director presented the project impressed me. I didn’t hesitate, I simply told my agent that I wanted to go to PSG. “
Kvaratskhelia’s desire to return to Paris wasn’t sudden; the influence of his entourage is never underestimated. It was a dream shared by the couple and the footballer. But first, they had to seize that opportunity. Nothing easy at a club where places seemed already taken.
However, PSG slightly changed its strategy while the Georgian showed great promise at Napoli. The door opened, and it seems that Luis Campos and Luis Enrique were particularly persuasive. This isn’t the first time a player has emphasized this point, and it’s significant.
A great project was put in place, which allowed them to attract some of the greatest talents to form a strong team. They came knowing there wouldn’t be any superstars. It’s essential that the players buy in and fully embrace the competition.” Clearly, Kvaratskhelia had no problems whatsoever, and the decision was quickly made. Even though the agreement between the clubs had to wait (impossible during the summer of 2024, the transfer was finalized during the following winter).
