The continuing takeover negotiations at Manchester United have left the club feeling unsettled as attention is starting to shift towards the summer transfer window. It is still unclear who will replace the club’s present owners, the Glazers.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe of INEOS and Sheikh Jassim of Qatar look to be in a straight battle right now, albeit a choice still has to be made following multiple rounds of bidding from both parties.
If Jassim were to defeat Ratcliffe and acquire ownership of United, rumours in Spain have stated that the prospective bidder has already drawn out a ten-player transfer wishlist, suggesting that the Qatari banker is prepared to splash the cash this summer.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Napoli is reportedly on that list of objectives. The Georgian magician shined in his debut season of Italian football, helping Luciano Spalletti’s team win the Scudetto by scoring 12 goals and dishing out 13 assists in 33 Serie A games.
According to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, the 22-year-old is regarded by his team as maybe the “best player in world football.” If he is to transfer to Old Trafford, the journalist Ryan Taylor earlier said that it could cost up to £100 million to complete a deal.
While the signing of the quick-footed “monster”—as talent scout Jacek Kulig put it—may seem like a big price to pay, it could be worthwhile for Erik ten Hag’s team.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is how good?
The former Dinamo Batumi star’s apparent resemblance to a legendary figure in Red Devils history may best demonstrate his talent; former Italy international Christian Vieri claimed that if Kvaratskhelia joins the team, “the days of George Best will return” because the Tbilisi native is “the same” as the late, great Northern Irishman.
Best is certain to get the attention of United supporters since, in Sir Alex Ferguson’s opinion, the European Cup-winning wonder was “the greatest talent our football ever produced.”
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The legendary wide player, who was born in Belfast and moved to Manchester as a teenager, went on to score 179 goals in 470 games over the course of about ten years, becoming a true cult hero for both his instinctive and dynamic brilliance on the field and his lavish lifestyle off it.
Bobby Charlton, a former colleague, once said of the mysterious ace: “The enigmatic ace had the ability to run rings around opponents with apparent ease.”
Nobody had ever seen a player as little and tough as Best, who could go into tackles but also turn opponents inside out and defeat anybody he chose, before when he initially joined the squad. George was the best you’ll ever see, and he frequently made players seem foolish.
Kvaratskhelia notably rates in the top 6% among his European peers for advanced carries and in the top 3% for successful take-ons, as a sign of his dribbling prowess, suggesting that he also possesses the “untamed” characteristic praised by journalist Rory Smith.
The 20-cap threat has been praised for his “incredible dribbling ease” by former Napoli talisman Marek Hamsik. The threat has been compared to Best, and it is hoped that the United management won’t wait long to sign the up-and-coming great.
