Arsenal‘s chase of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is dead in the water before it ever truly started, and trusted transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed what TEAMtalk sources had already reported on 13 March. Paris Saint-Germain have absolutely no intention of selling Georgia’s finest export this summer.
Romano told his YouTube channel that PSG adore the player’s attitude, professionalism, and consistency, adding that no talks have taken place between the two clubs. Kvaratskhelia joined PSG in January 2025 from Napoli, for a reported fee of €80 million. The Parisians, by all accounts, want far more time with him, and quite rightly so.
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Kvaratskhelia scored in the Champions League final last season as PSG thrashed Inter Milan 5–0, and the 25-year-old has only grown more influential since. In the Champions League this season, he has contributed four goals and three assists, making him PSG’s top scorer in the competition. In Ligue 1, he has registered four goals and three assists across 20 appearances, with his non-penalty expected goals output placing him in the top 93rd percentile of all Ligue 1 players. His average FotMob rating across the league campaign stands at 7.14, reflecting someone who shows up game after game without fanfare. Just days ago, the PSG man was appointed Georgia captain and immediately scored twice in a 2-2 draw against Israel.
Operating primarily as an inverted left winger, Kvaratskhelia cuts inside relentlessly onto his stronger right foot and generates genuinely unsettling moments for defenders in tight spaces. His weakness, if one must be assigned, remains his occasional wastefulness in front of the goal. Kvaratskhelia takes 3.96 shots per 90 minutes but converts at only 40 per cent. The efficiency gap between his chance creation and his finishing remains a genuine limitation.
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Transfermarkt currently values Kvaratskhelia at €90 million, though sources indicate prising him away would require a fee closer to £160 million. This whopping figure places any deal completely beyond Arsenal’s realistic budget. The deeper issue is not money but willingness. PSG have built something around this player that goes beyond tactical function, and no bid, however generous, changes that calculation right now.
