Kvaratskhelia opens up about signing for PSG: "I didn't think twice"

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·10 March 2026

Kvaratskhelia opens up about signing for PSG: "I didn't think twice"

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 25-year-old forward for Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia, opened up to the newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published this Tuesday morning. It was an opportunity to look back, in particular, on his signing at the end of the 2024-2025 winter transfer window from Napoli.

Kvaratskhelia: “I thought it was very difficult to go there”

“When PSG called me, I think my wife was the happiest person in the world. Before PSG contacted me, she always used to say, ‘Imagine if one day we played for PSG, it would be incredible to live there.’ I would reply, ‘Yes, of course.’ But in my head, I thought it was very difficult to go there, especially with players like Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé… Is it a dream for you to have joined PSG? When you come from a small country like mine, playing for one of the biggest teams in the world, of course it’s a dream! Getting to Napoli was already something very important for me. I was very proud to have achieved that. But it was when PSG contacted me that I truly realized I had become a world-class player.”

Kvaratskhelia: “The way the coach and sporting director presented the project impressed me.”

Above all, it was impossible for you to refuse and disappoint your wife… (smiles) I had other options, other offers, but the way the coach and the sporting director presented the project to me impressed me. I didn’t think twice, I simply told my agent that I wanted to go to PSG.”

The desire to come to Paris wasn’t sudden for Kvaratskhelia, with the influence of those around him never to be underestimated. There was a dream that existed for both the couple and the footballer. Except that the opportunity had to be obtained. Nothing was easy in a club where the spots already seemed taken.

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But PSG changed their strategy a bit while the Georgian was showing great promise at Napoli. The door opened, and it seems that Luis Campos and Luis Enrique were particularly convincing. This isn’t the first time a player has highlighted this point, and it’s not insignificant.

A great project was put in place, which made it possible to attract some of the biggest talents to form a strong collective. They came knowing there would be no star. It is essential that the players buy in, that they fully accept the competition. Clearly, Kvaratskhelia had no problem with this and the choice was made quickly. Even though it was necessary to wait for the agreement between the clubs (impossible during the summer of 2024, the transfer was finalized the following winter).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.