The Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia remembered the Argentine Diego Armando Maradona, eternal idol in Naples and he described this Thursday as the “God of football” in his official farewell message to the southern Italian club to go to the French PSG.
In a video published on his social networks, in which he admitted that it was “an honor” to wear the light blue shirt, where he won the ‘Scudetto’ in 2023, ‘Kvara’ dedicated part of his farewell to ’10’.
“Here you can feel what Diego really means to this city. They love him here more than anyone or anything else. Diego lives in the heart of every Neapolitan and always will. This place has a unique energy and strength, Naples and Diego live for each other Diego is the God of football and it feels stronger in this city,” he said.
“Goodbye Diego. Goodbye Naples. I came to Naples alone, but now there are three of us (wife and son). It is a very characteristic and charming city, it seems that every place has its own story that you can say it and do it.” he said.
The figure of Maradona will not be forgotten in Naples, as the one from Villa Fiorito managed to lift the impoverished team from southern Italy into the sky, by winning two Serie A, one Cup and one Italian Super Cup, as well as one UEFA Cup in his seven seasons (1984-1991).
On the horizon of ‘Kvara’, who arrived two and a half seasons ago and established himself as one of the most dangerous extremes in the world of football, PSG will now appear, which he will get to later. a transfer that will be around 75 million euros.
“I came here as a child who knew very few people and now I leave this place as a person with the love of so many people, many achievements and above all the long-awaited ‘Scudetto’, the championship title that this city has dreamed of for so many years,” he highlighted in his message in reference to the 2023 Serie A winner.
“One day I will tell you everything”
Of course, he also left some doubt in one of his phrases: “I know you are angry, but one day I will tell you everything.”
“It was an extraordinary journey (…). Naples is my home, where thanks to each one of you, I feel very at ease,” he said.
The footballer highlighted the “exciting emotions, the choruses, the energy” of the fans and commented that Naples “is a city that lives for football”, so he felt “happy to be part of this great story”.
“Here I learned a lot on and off the field, I grew as a person and as an athlete,” he added.
Another one leaving the ‘scudetto’ heroes
With the departure of ‘Kvara’, the club He lost the fourth of his ‘Scudetto’ heroes this way: the polish Piotr Zielinski, now at Inter Milan; the south koran Kim Min-Jae, at Bayern Munich; and the Nigerian Victor Osimhenon loan to Galatasaray after a confrontation with the Italian club.
The winger will leave the club after 2 and a half seasons, leaving an indelible memory of his first campaign at the end of the ‘Scudetto’. He played 104 games, in which he scored 30 goals and provided 24 assists.
Source: La Verdad
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