Chelsea transfer news: Napoli confident they can stop Blues from signing their 22-year-old star

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Napoli think they can stop Chelsea and others from signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the summer, according to reports.

Kvaratskhelia, who’s enjoying the season of his life, has been on fire in Italy for Napoli.

The 22-year-old left-winger has been tormenting defences in both the Serie A and Champions League, making him one of Europe’s most in-form forwards.

He’s scored 12 goals and made 15 assists in just 26 games across all competitions so far this season.

According to 90min, Napoli are confident that Kvaratskhelia will be staying with them and they could even look to double his current salary to keep him.

It is understood that Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United are Premier League sides interested in the attacker.

The report adds that Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are keen, too.

However, it sounds like he won’t be leaving Naples anytime soon.

For certain, Kvaratskhelia would be a remarkable signing for any top side.

The Georgia international is such a fantastic individual to watch with his pace and dribbling, but he’s now combining that with genuine end product. Incidentally, ESPN pundit Don Hutchison has called him an “outrageous” talent.

Despite the attraction to him, Chelsea fans shouldn’t be too disheartened that Napoli’s ace may be out of reach.

There’s currently so many wide options in Graham Potter’s squad, including January recruits Noni Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk.

It’s one of the areas on the pitch where the Blues need to sell rather than invest.

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