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Ancelotti further fuels Kvaratskhelia to Real Madrid reports
Carlo Garganese
- 14 Mar 2023 13:30 GMT
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Carlo Ancelotti has further fuelled reports that Real Madrid will move for Napoli sensation Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia has been very open about his love for Madrid and his desire to play for the club one day.
This has naturally led to reports that Madrid could soon launch a bid for the Georgian winger.
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And these rumours will be fuelled more now by Real Madrid coach Ancelotti’s comments ahead of the Champions League match with Liverpool.
What did Ancelotti say?
“Kvaratskhelia is a great player, he is doing well with Victor Osimhen, they are very efficient,” said Ancelotti when asked for his thoughts on Napoli.
“Italian clubs are doing well in the Champions League. There could be three clubs in the quarter-finals, which would be a strong signal to Europe.”
Last week, Real Madrid legend Guti called for the Blancos to sign the 22-year-old.
“I hope one day he can come to Real. I didn’t know I was his idol and if it helped him to see me play like that it was worth it.
“What can I say to him? Maybe I could send him an autographed shirt of mine if he comes to Madrid, so he doesn’t have to write on it the number 14 I used to wear.”
This was in response to Kvaratskhelia having admitted that Guti was his idol growing up.
“I love football because of Guti, he played for Real Madrid and when I was a kid his shirts were not sold in Georgia, they were unobtainable. So, I bought a little white shirt and wrote his number 14 on it,” Kvara explained.
Kvaratskhelia has been arguably the best player in Serie A this season - along with teammate Victor Osimhen - and has already scored 13 goals and assisted 15 in all competitions.
He has delivered a string of brilliant performances, including tearing Juventus apart 5-1 in January and Liverpool 4-1 in the Champions League in September.
On Saturday he provided another moment of genius with a stunning individual goal in the 2-0 victory over Atalanta.
The winger’s form has led Napoli to the top of Serie A, 18 points clear of Inter Milan in second.
They have also been arguably the best team in the Champions League so far, topping their group above Liverpool and beating Frankfurt 2-0 in the first leg of the last-16 in Germany.
