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Liverpool bosses agree on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia stance as Man City make contact about £83m star

Dan Owen

Tue 3 December 2024 16:15, UK

Liverpool would jump at the chance to bring Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to the Premier League if made available while Manchester City have talked to his camp in recent weeks.

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In the aftermath of Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday afterno൩on – a result which put Arne Slot’s side nine points clear of Arsenal and 11 ahead of the reigning champions – the✨ wide options at both clubs became a point of much discussion.

Pep Guardiola left Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku anꦅd Savinho out of his starting XI at Anfield, alongside Kevin de Bruyne. The inclusions of Matheus Nunes and Rico Lewis on the flanks, meanwhile, hardly had the desired affect Guardiola was hoping for.

Back at Liverpool, meanwhile, barely a day goes by without speculation over Mo Salah’s future.

TBR understands that Paris Saint-Germain are keen to bring Salah✨ to France.

In the meantime, talks over a neꦚw deal at Liverpool – his contract expires in 2025 – remain difficult. Salah wants a three-year extension, though the Fenway Sports Group may have reservations about whether a 32-year-old forward can maintain his sky-high standards for quite so long.

So while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia would not be a like-for-like replacement🌼 – he prefers to play on the right rather than the left – Liverpool’s interest in the Napoli superstar is likely to have something to do with the uncertainty hanging over Salah♛ at present.

Liverpool and Manchester City in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia race

TBR can confirm that Liverpool are huge fans of 2023 Ser🌜ie A Player of the Year Kvaratskhe🐻lia.

The Georgia international is seen as a player The Reds bosses are in complete unison over, meaning they would all be on the same regarding a potential approach should it become clear that theꦯre is a𓆉 deal there to be done.

Manchester City, meanwhile, have confirmed to Kvaratskhelia’s representatives in recent weeks that they w🐷ant to be kept abreast of the situation. Paris Saitn-Ge💟rmain, Real Madrid and Barcelona also remain intersted.

Napoli reportedly value Kvaratskhelia at £83 million

Kvaratskhelia’s contract runs until 2027. But, like with Salah, discussions over an♋ extension have proven to be full of difficulties.

Napoli are reꦅady to offer him a huge pay rise. Kvaratskhelia remains on the same terms he agreed when joining from Dinamo Batumi back in 2022. The former Rubin Kazan star’s representatives are insisting upon a release clause of less than £100 million, however, albeiജt one that would not become active until 2026.

Napoli may not be qui▨te so 𒁃keen on the idea, given that it would weaken their hand in future negotiations.

“The future is on his side. With the qualities he has, he can only grow and improve further,” Cristian Zaccardo, Kvaratskhelia’s agent🐎, told a transfer event this week. “I am confident.”

Italian publication , meanwhile, reported last week that Napoli would likely demand around 100 million euros – or £83 million – from any club h🐈oping to sign Kvaratskhelia in𝓡 2025.