Napoli Calcio Latest – New behind-the-scenes leaks out about the alleged “blackmail” that Kvaratskhelia’s entourage allegedly moved against the Azzurri prior to the transfer
For Napoli calcio latest news comes on the Kvaratskhelia front. News would have emerged, in fact, regarding the Georgian’s transfer in recent weeks. During yesterday’s press conference, sporting director Giovanni Manna returned to the topic, reporting very important statements.
“We tried to heal a complex situation, so we were forced to put this divestment in place. In some ways I can say that we were almost blackmailed. Kvaratskhelia did not want to stay in Naples, so why insist in this direction. He had been in contact with PSG since May last year. In these six months, we reached our maximum but did not succeed, which is why we opened to negotiations on January 1.”
Kvaratskhelia e l’addio dal Napoli: il retroscena sull’articolo 17
Reporting more details, which better explain the sporting director’s words, was Repubblica this morning in its print edition. In the newspaper, in fact, reference is made to Article 17, which would motivate the term “blackmail,” which the Napoli DS used during yesterday’s press conference. A backstory that would increase disappointment in fans over Kvara’s behavior.
Kvaratskhelia al momento della firma col PSG (Instagram) – SpazioNapoli.it
Republic reports the following:
“Article 17 provides that any player can be released, if he signed the contract before the age of 28, after three years from the same. How does Article 17 apply? The player must notify the club of his intention to release within fifteen days of the last game played with the club and is prohibited from transferring to a formation in the same league in the following twelve months. Kvaratskhelia could, therefore, have taken advantage of this.
His commitment with Napoli was two and a half years away from expiration (set for June 2027) and therefore not “protected” by the possibility of release upon the payment of a simple indemnity in a unilateral manner, calculated on the basis of some objective criteria such as the salary, the age of the player himself and the time remaining to the expiration of the contract. In the case of Kvaratskhelia, therefore, the amount to be paid to Napoli would have been less than 10 million, a circumstance that the club had to avert at all costs, accepting the court of PSG, which had already sought Kvara last summer, either alone or paired with Osimhen.”
A scenario that did not actually occur, but one that Napoli had to avert, precisely with the immediate sale to Paris Saint Germain in mid-January. It was unacceptable to think of losing one’s best player on the roster for 10 million euros, and so the Neapolitan leadership opened negotiations that brought the striker to Paris.
