After Arsenal lost the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain, their chances of signing one specific transfer target has likely been ended by the result
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were likely booted into touch the moment Gabriel Magalhaes heartbreakingly did the same thing with his penalty.
This year, Mikel Arteta’s side had been linked with an audacious move for the Paris Saint-Germain ace. Before he was substituted, the Georgian powerhouse tormented the right-side of the Gunners’ defence in the Champions League final, winning the penalty that led to Ousmane Dembele’s equaliser.
He got past Cristhian Mosquera, whose desperate attempt of getting to the ball resulted in him leg-sweeping the ex-Napoli forward. However, PSG’s penalty shootout victory has likely ended any faint hope of Arsenal signing the 25-year-old.
The dynamic forward also all but confirmed he will not be leaving Luis Enrique’s side any time soon. After their triumph, he suggested he wants to win even more Champions League titles with the Parisians.
He said: “It’s an incredible feeling. I was very tired, but when it was all over, I still had the energy to run and celebrate.
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“We did it. Thank you to our fans, the club, the coach, and my teammates. We are incredibly proud of this night.
“Now we need to keep moving in this direction. Next season, we will try to win this trophy again.”
The fact Arsenal were not crowned champions of Europe will mean the process of convincing him to leave the dominant French side and try his luck in the Premier League will be difficult, if not impossible.
Arsenal would have been aware of this before the showpiece final in Budapest. This is because Kvaratskhelia also publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the two-time Champions League winners.
In April, he told Telefoot: “Even though I achieved my greatest club dream by winning the Champions League, I still want to win many titles with PSG and play in the World Cup with my country.”
The forward was named as the Champions League Player of the Season by UEFA after PSG’s triumph in the Hungarian capital. He contributed ten goals and six assists in the competition this season.
He was one of four PSG players to be in the starting eleven alongside Ousmane Dembele, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha. Meanwhile, Arsenal boasted three players in the exclusive line-up.
David Raya, Gabriel and Declan Rice were both in the XI. Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid, Michael Olise of Bayern Munich and Harry Kane made up the rest of the team.
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