Football Italia
·30 October 2024
Football Italia
·30 October 2024
There are reports of ‘encouraging signs’ from the meeting between Napoli and the agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia over a massive new contract.
The Georgia international is still one of the lowest earners at the club on the same deal he started with when signing as a relative unknown from Dinamo Batumi in the summer of 2022.
That agreement runs to June 2027 and is worth only €1.3m per season net.
The issue up for debate is how much to raise his salary and even more importantly the figure for the release clause.
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 28: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of SSC Napoli looks on during the Serie A TIM match between US Sassuolo and SSC Napoli – Serie A TIM at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on February 28, 2024 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
According to reports from Sky Sport Italia, Calciomercato.com and more, today’s meeting was a positive one and there will be further encounters with director of sport Giovanni Manna over the next few days.
The wages on the table are worth €5m plus add-ons, whereas Kvaratskhelia is reportedly asking for €8m per season.
The release clause would be set at a minimum of €100m, similar to the one in Victor Osimhen’s contract signed in December 2023.
If there is no agreement, then a sale would seem fairly inevitable on the horizon, though he is not in as much of a rush as Osimhen was to move on from Napoli.
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