The dark side of KVaratskhelia

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

On January 17, PSG concluded one of the most important deal in the perspective of its second half of the season, recording the commitment for four and a half years of KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA, the Napoli star. This against a transfer compensation of 70 million euros.

The continuation obviously agreed to the Parisian management, which enlisted a precious reinforcement at the offensive, but also a first fierce defender who had rarely shown this facet of his talent in the past in Naples or with the Georgian selection.

Naples has still not digested

Inevitably, the loss of such a element was not without emotion and contrary feelings on the side of Campania. Seven months after this resounding transfer, President Aurelio de Laurentiis so does not hide his bitterness in an interview with the Corriere della will be.

“” After the first and formidable season of the Georgian, we immediately focused on the renewal of his contract, improving his salary with a very important offer, because it was obvious that too low was going to attract half of the world capable of making him a golden bridge “Remember the Pugnacious Neapolitan leader.

Kvaratskhelia, a very influential agent

A boss renowned for his intransigence in the cases which considers to have been forced, however, in the operation concluded with PSG. “” I had to sell Kvaratskhelia because his agent threatened to invoke article 17 (an article in the FIFA code relating to the status and transfer of the player who was recently modified in order to guarantee more freedom of movement to footballers, editor's note). »»

“” His agent, Mamuka Judeli, had other plans for himself and the player. He wanted to obtain a big commission from another club, in addition to a two -digit salary (in millions of euros, editor's note) For Kvara. In Paris, the Georgian winger indeed saw his salary go from 1.8 to 10.8 million euros annually.

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