Kvaratskhelia pays touching tribute to Willy Sagnol | OneFootball

An important chapter is closing for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The 25-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward sent a particularly heartfelt message to Willy Sagnol after the Georgia head coach’s departure, in a post on social media. The two men will remain linked to a historic period in Georgian football.

Kvaratskhelia: “We did it together and became part of history.”

Kvaratskhelia: “We will never forget this footballing adventure.”

Beyond the personal tribute, Kvaratskhelia’s words above all reflect what the Sagnol era meant for an entire national team. Appointed Georgia manager in 2021, the Frenchman guided a generation that achieved the feat of qualifying the country for its first major international tournament, Euro 2024, even going on to reach the round of 16. It was inevitably a particularly special journey for Kvaratskhelia, who became one of the faces of that progress.

Now captain of his national team, the PSG player also embodies the next chapter of this story. His message to Sagnol therefore feels as much like a thank-you as the closing of a chapter: the one during which Georgia went from being a small European nation to a team capable of experiencing — and making an entire country experience — its first great international nights.

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