Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: the matchup, the stakes, the verdict

Fabrizio Romano and PSG winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has been linked with Arsenal. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Zimbabwe.

Key facts

• Fabrizio Romano and PSG winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has been linked with Arsenal.
• Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia does not fancy leaving Paris Saint-Germain and joining Arsenal, although he has previously explained why the winger is the “missing piece” for Mikel Arteta’s side.
• “Today interview by the father of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia announcing his decision – he wants to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, no plans to change, no plans to leave.
• It was reported in March that Arsenal have taken a shine to Kvaratskhelia, who is valued at PSG by €180m (£156m, $210.6m).
• Kvaratskhelia has scored 24 goals and given 17 assists in 74 matches in all competitions for PSG so far in his career, and transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has said that the winger has no plans whatsoever to leave.

What we know

Going deeper, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia does not fancy leaving Paris Saint-Germain and joining Arsenal, although he has previously explained why the winger is the “missing piece” for Mikel Arteta’s side.

“Today interview by the father of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia announcing his decision – he wants to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, no plans to change, no plans to leave.

Beyond the headlines, it was reported in March that Arsenal have taken a shine to Kvaratskhelia, who is valued at PSG by €180m (£156m, $210.6m).

More precisely, Kvaratskhelia has scored 24 goals and given 17 assists in 74 matches in all competitions for PSG so far in his career, and transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has said that the winger has no plans whatsoever to leave.

It is worth noting that Romano said on his YouTube channel on March 16: “Many questions about Kvaratskhelia because Kvaratskhelia has been linked with a move to Arsenal.

By the numbers

“Paris Saint-Germain absolutely don’t want Kvaratskhelia to leave the club after 13, 14 months at the club, is a bit more than one year now, and they see Kvaratskhelia as an absolutely untouchable player.

On a related note, TEAMtalk’s transfer correspondent, Fraser Fletcher, has reported that Arsenal would be ready to sell Martinelli for £50million (€57.7m, $67.5m) in the summer transfer window.

Going deeper, the 25-year-old Georgia international left-winger moved to PSG from Napoli in January 2025 and is under contract at the French giants until 2029.

“It was January 2025, so he spent just 13, 14, 15 months at Paris Saint-Germain.

The wider context

On a related note, Kvaratskhelia is one of the best wingers in the world, and Arsenal have been linked with the Paris Saint-Germain star.

Going deeper, Romano said about Kvaratskhelia on his YouTube channel on Monday evening: “On Kvaratskhelia, we had rumours about Premier League clubs, Arsenal and more.

“I always told you, guys, that Kvaratskhelia basically just arrived at Paris Saint-Germain almost one year ago.

“Not a long time, and Kvaratskhelia is very happy at PSG.

More precisely, this is not the first time that Romano has dismissed suggestions that Kvaratskhelia could join Arsenal, although the Italian journalist believes that the former Napoli star would be a great signing for the north London club.

The bottom line

• It was reported in March that Arsenal have taken a shine to Kvaratskhelia, who is valued at PSG by €180m (£156m, $210.6m).
• This is not the first time that Romano has dismissed suggestions that Kvaratskhelia could join Arsenal, although the Italian journalist believes that the former Napoli star would be a great signing for the north London club.
• “What I can guarantee, guys, is that Paris Saint-Germain see Kvaratskhelia as an absolutely crucial player.
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