Leeds United linked Khvicha Kvaratskhelia available for £12.5m
Rubin Kazan attacker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is available for nearly half of what he was worth last summer, amid links with Leeds United.
According to Italian media outlet Gazzetta, Napoli are looking to sign him as he is available for £12.5million this summer.
However, Leeds and Tottenham Hotspur have also been credited with an interest in his services.
In April 2021, when the Whites were hot on the heels of the Georgian, POSTV journalist Lasha Kokiashvili made a bold claim about his asking price.
Via his personal Twitter account, he wrote, “Per my information, Rubin want at least €20-25million (£17.4-£21.7million).”
Bargain?
Kvaratskhelia has been on the radar of the Elland Road hierarchy for a while now.
At 21, he represents a safe gamble even though he has not played a single minute of Premier League football thus far.
Under Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds took risks with some overseas players, and more often than not, they paid off.
The Georgian is a left-sided attacker and is arguably better suited than Jack Harrison and Dan James in that role.
Both of them have plenty of bite but do not have that real clinical ability in front of goal.
Hopefully, the Whites rekindle their interest in the 21-year-old this summer and make a move for him.
They definitely need to sign an attacker and maybe even two if Raphinha leaves so it’s good to identify their targets months in advance.