According to The Times, Newcastle United are very keen on Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
This is such an exciting rumour.
Kvaratskhelia is a true gem in every sense of the word, and we’d even go as far as to say that he’s a more exciting player to watch than Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin.
You would be forgiven for not knowing all that much about the Georgian winger. After all, he’s only been in Serie A for four months, but he’s already shown what he’s all about.
A two-footed, direct dribbler who can finish like a striker, Kvaratskhelia is a unique player in every sense of the world.
Earning the nickname ‘Kvaradona’ while playing for Napoli is no easy feat – Diego Maradona is worshiped on an almost deity-level in Naples, but that’s the impact this young man has had on Napoli so far.
With eight goals and eight assists in 16 starts in all competitions so far this season, Kvaratskhelia has been one of the most potent attacking weapons in Europe, and he’s done it with panache as well.
This isn’t your archetypal modern attacker who is playing the numbers and checking his xG after every game. Kvaratskhelia is an edge-of-your-seat player, he will happily try, and succeed, at taking on three or four players at a time before grabbing an assist, and already Napoli have started to just cater their game around giving him the ball.
Imagine the role Saint-Maximin had at Newcastle under Steve Bruce, but amplify that impact to a team that is actually good – Napoli sit top of Serie A at the moment and Kvaratskhelia has been the key man in all of that.
Just like Saint-Maximin, this is a skilful player with the ability to do things on a football pitch that you’ve never seen before, but while the Frenchman can sometimes be all bark and no bite – his best ever Premier League goal tally is five, Kvaratskhelia genuinely knows how to be one of the most efficient and entertaining wingers in the game.
This young man could be even more of a cult hero than Saint-Maximin if he arrives on Tyneside.
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