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‘This was true’: Tottenham could’ve signed red-hot Champions League star for just £20m – agent

claims Tottenham Hotspur could’ve signed red-hot Champions League star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for just £20 million.

Kvaratskhelia made the switch to Napoli over the summer after a spell in the Russian l🦹eague with Rubin Kazan.

The 21-year-old has be♌en𝓰 putting in some seriously impressive displays in Italy and in the Champions League.

The Georgian winger already has 18-goal in🌳volvements in just 16 games for Luciano Spalletti’s men, with Napoli sitting top of Serie A at the moment.

Now, Emile has revealed that Tottenham could have signed 💫the winger for just £20 million before he sealed a switch to Naples.

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tottenham could’ve signed Kvaratskhelia

, Emile was 𝓰asked about rumours surrounding Spurs and🐼 Juventus in the past.

“All those clubs you mentioned were interested in ꦫKvaratskhel🎐ia, more so the clubs you heard in the media in Germany, England and Italy. This was true,” he responded.

“They were all interested in h🔥im. Eventually when his name came about and we started proposing him more and more, people consider quality. Clubs saw the quality.

“However, there’s a difference bet🧔ween understanding the qu🌠ality and putting the money down. At that time, Rubin [Kazan] were asking [for] £20 million. Now everyone can say he’s worth much more than that, even at that time he had been playing senior football for three years.

“He was scoring four or five goals per se𝔉ason, assisting four times per season. For a young boy in a strong league, it’s not bad. Ok, it’s not fantastic but it’s not bad.

“But I think clubs were not so secure to spend this 💎£20 million in ꦇthe Covid times, they don’t have much background information about him because he’s not coming from a big football country.”

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The CAA Base agent went on to explain th🐼at Kvaratskhelia was offered to many top clubs but only Napoli were willing to make a concre𓄧te offer.

claimed earlier this month that Spurs were vꦆery close to moving for t🌳he winger over the summer.

Kvaratskhelia’s🤡 form this season may leave 𝄹Spurs with some regrets that they didn’t snap up the winger for just £20 million.

The talented attacker has ღbeen in scintillating form for Napoli and even put in a dazzling display against Liverpool recently.

Spurs are slightly short in the attacking department too, with recent injuries to Dejan Kulusevski and Richarl💙ison highlighting this.

Napoli will ha🌃ve no intention of considering offe💃rs for Kvaratskhelia after his performances. This looks to be another opportunity that Tottenham will regret massively.