JAKARTA - Arsenal will overhaul the squad. Manager Mikel Arteta has targeted bringing in Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. It's not easy to bring in this Georgia national team player.
Arsenal is exploring the possibility of recruiting Kvaratskhelia to face next season's competition. The desire to bring in this 25-year-old player is getting stronger after Arsenal received input from Kvaratskhelia's agent who showed consistency in performance in the French Ligue 1.
Kvaratskhelia is one of the stars shining in Europe. He has risen to prominence as a pillar of Napoli for three years. Not only that, the player who started his career in Georgia and then Russia also helped Napoli win the Scudetto in the 2023 and 2025 seasons.
Kvaratskhelia actually left Napoli to join PSG in January 2025. Even though he has played in Ligue 1, he is still considered part of Napoli who won the Italian Serie A title in 2025. The reason is that in that season he has played more than 17 times for Napoli.
When Kvaratskhelia was confirmed as a player who also won the Italian League, he also led PSG to win the Champions League trophy for the first time by defeating Inter Milan 5-0. He also contributed a goal in the match and became the second Georgian player after Kakha Kaladze who had lifted the trophy.
The consistency of performance while playing in Italy and then France makes Kvaratskhelia very much in demand by Arsenal. According to The Independent, the North London club is planning to overhaul the squad and will hunt down many players in the upcoming summer transfer market. He is also believed to be able to raise the level of Arsenal's play.
The reason is that Kvaratskhelia has individual quality and creativity that can fill the hole in the middle-front line of The Gunners. Not only that, players who are creative like Kvaratskhelia will make their game more enjoyable to watch than Arsenal currently who seem to rely on set pieces or dead balls.
The problem is not easy for Arsenal to get Kvaratskhelia who still plays brilliantly this season. Kvaratskhelia has bagged 12 goals and made seven assists from 37 appearances in various competitions.
This makes Kvaratskhelia a 'non-for-sale' status by the club. Moreover, his performance helped PSG maintain dominance in Ligue 1. Currently, PSG, which competes closely with Lens, is still perched at the top of the standings. However, Luis Enrique's team is only one point ahead despite having one match.
Arteta himself is preparing Arsenal with a new face next season. He will release a number of players, including Gabriel Martinelli who has been targeted by the Saudi club.
In addition, Leandro Trossard and captain Martin Odegaard will not be retained. Meanwhile, winger Bukayo Saka is still uncertain whether he will be retained or released.
Saka actually just renewed his contract at Arsenal and became the highest-paid player. However, he has not yet shown his best performance after recovering from injury.
If they let some players go, Arsenal, who are leading the English Premier League standings, have their sights not only on Kvaratskhelia but also on Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Nico Williams, who are pillars of Athletic Bilbao.
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