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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, rust with Napoli

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The words of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Georgia’s training camp on the eve of the match against Spain spoke about his absence from the last European Under-21 Championships played between last June and July: "Did I refuse because of some pressure from Napoli? You can ask the club; I always gave 100 percent for Georgia. For me it would have been nice but maybe it would have been unfair to the boys who had deserved it in the previous two years".

Kvara è was included among the 30 candidates for the Ballon d'Or 2023: "Obviously I am happy for the nomination, but now I just think about doing well with Spain. I am happy to be where I am".

There'è also the name of Nicolò Barella among those of the 30 candidates for the Ballon d'Oro 2023. The official list, released Wednesday by 'France Football' thus returns to include an Italian athlete for the first time since 2021. The choice of Barella is not a novelty: the former Cagliari player, in fact, was on the shortlist for the 2021 edition, finishing 26th. The award ceremony will take place next October 30.

From the same Inter Milan and Naples the other foreign athletes who have represented in the 2022/23 season (the one that those who vote will have to take into consideration) an Italian club: Kim Min-jae (Napoli, now at Bayern), Kvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), André Onana (Inter Milan, now at Manchester United) and Victor Osimhen (Napoli).

The other candidates, however, are Josko Gvardiol (Leipzig, now at Manchester City), Jamal Musiala (Bayern), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, now at al'Al-Ittihad), Moahamed Salah (Liverpool), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund, now at Real Madrid), Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt, now at PSG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Yassine Bounou (Sevilla, now at the'Al-Hilal), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City, now at Barcelona), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (PSG, now at Inter Miami), Rodri (Manchester City), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Luka Modric (Real Madrid) and Harry Kane (Tottenham/Bayern Munich).

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