Paris St-Germain sign Napoli and Georgia forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on a deal until June 2029.

Paris Saint-Germain are close to completing a deal with Napoli for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who had previously been a transfer target for the Premier League leaders Liverpool

Today’s whispers are looking for some reassurance The problem with selling a superstar winger for £70m is that everyone knows that you have £70m to spend. Napoli may have sent Khvicha Kvaratskhelia out of the door, with the Georgian coughing for the PSG doctors today before his big-money move, but now the Italian side have a Kvaratskhelia-shaped hole on the left side of their attack and a lot of money to spend. Antonio Conte, Napoli’s manager, wants Alejandro Garnacho with Manchester United now rejecting an offer of £40m for the 20-year-old. The deal looks increasingly difficult, given the Argentinian played 90 minutes in United’s win over Southampton on Thursday, unless Napoli decide to up their offer from the spare £30m they have knocking about. “[Garnacho] has talent,” said Ruben Amorim after United’s 3-1 victory. “I think he changed the way he sees himself. He’s finding the best way to play in this system and is improving during training.” Continue reading...

Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo tore into Ligue 1 last year by claiming the Saudi Pro League was better and ex-PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hit back at those claims

Five different scorers for Barça; PSG survive scareFifth-tier Bourgoin-Jallieu stun Lyon in shootout Barcelona had five different goalscorers as they thumped Real Betis 5-1 to progress to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. The visitors from Seville were dumped out of the cup as Barça turned in a comprehensive display, goals in the first half from Gavi and Jules Kounde giving them a 2-0 cushion at the beak. Continue reading...

Today’s fluff has a thousand-yard stare As the fallout from Arsenal’s absurdly wasteful FA Cup defeat to Manchester United – and Gabriel Jesus’s season-ending injury – rolls on, the gossip machine has gone into overdrive trying to identify someone who can put away their chances. While Benjamin Sesko is the name on everyone’s lips, it wouldn’t be a transfer window without them being linked with Dusan Vlahovic. The tea in Italy is that Juventus are willing to cash in their chips. The Serbia striker’s contract runs to 2026 and negotiations are apparently at a standstill, meaning the Bianconeri have limited opportunities to recoup their investment, and with Randal Kolo Muani on his way from Paris Saint-Germain they have a ready-made replacement, so it all makes sense, possibly. Continue reading...