{"id":3363,"date":"2026-04-07T19:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:36:30","slug":"arsenal-must-break-record-to-sign-psg-star-khvicha-kvaratskhelia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=3363","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal must break record to sign PSG star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal would need to break their transfer budget to secure the signing of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness. Wyness, speaking exclusively on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/arsenal-told-budget-busting-fee-could-prise-khvicha-kvaratskhelia-away-from-psg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Football Insider Inside Track podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kvaratskhelia, 24, has been a standout performer for PSG since joining from Napoli in January 2025 on a long-term deal running until 2029. The winger is widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted attackers in world football, praised for his dribbling, creativity and ability to unlock defences.<\/p>\n<p>Despite reports linking him with a switch to <em><strong>ARSENAL<\/strong><\/em>  amid speculation over Gabriel Martinelli\u2019s future, Wyness believes Arsenal\u2019s valuation gap is too large for the summer window, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to happen. He\u2019s going to stay at PSG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s going anywhere. It might be his agent after having had a great season, and they\u2019re just floating ideas. The Premier League has an appeal, but having come off a Champions League winning season with PSG, he hasn\u2019t really kicked on to the same level of quality of player that they had last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see him being in the budget for Arsenal either. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the right sort of player and that\u2019s not really the area where Arteta is going to think he\u2019s short right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll put this one down to rumour and speculation, but it would be nice because it would mean a big increase in revenue for the number of letters being sold on the back of the shirt, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW MUCH WOULD A DEAL REALLY COST?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To pry Kvaratskhelia away from PSG, <em><strong>ARSENAL<\/strong><\/em>  would almost certainly have to contemplate a fee beyond their historical outlays. While PSG signed him from Napoli for around \u20ac70 million (\u00a359 million) in 2025, any potential suitor now would be expected to pay well above that figure given his status, age and contract length.<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, a bid in excess of \u20ac150\u2013\u20ac200 million (\u00a3130\u2013\u00a3175 million) \u2014 excluding bonuses \u2014 might be needed to tempt PSG to sell, especially if the player continues to perform at a high level. Such a figure would eclipse Arsenal\u2019s previous record fees and represent a significant gamble given Financial Fair Play considerations and squad balance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY PSG WON\u2019T WANT TO SELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PSG are unlikely to entertain offers for a player who is central to their long-term project. Kvaratskhelia has settled well in Paris and has expressed happiness at the club, insisting he is \u201ccomfortable\u201d in the French capital ahead of key European fixtures<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MORE ARSENAL NEWS AND GOSSIP \u2013 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latest: <strong>Official confirms he will sit down with Arsenal and hold talks over Portuguese International<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most Read:\u00a0Arsenal to snap up Real Madrids Spanish player in absolute summer bargain \u2013 report<\/p>\n<p>Must Check Out: <strong>Arsenal news: Arteta to snap up Madrid star \u2013 Boss \u2018will push\u2019 \u00a350M Deal \u2013 \u2018Deal Verbally agreed\u2019 for midfielder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOVE ARSENAL? 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Wyness, speaking exclusively on the Football Insider Inside Track podcast. Kvaratskhelia, 24, has been a standout performer for PSG since joining from Napoli in January 2025 on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}