{"id":902,"date":"2026-04-28T10:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=902"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:01:49","slug":"fabrizio-romano-drops-bittersweet-transfer-news-on-e300m-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=902","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano drops bittersweet transfer news on \u20ac300m duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has dropped an update on the futures of Julian Alvarez and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta aim to bring them to the Emirates this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal<\/strong> could end up winning the Premier League and the Champions League this season, but Arteta and Berta have already identified the attack as a key area to be strengthened this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres has not exactly lit up the Premier League since his move from Sporting CP in the summer of 2025, while doubts persist over <strong>the futures of wingers Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli at Arsenal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Julian Alvarez<\/strong> from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>CaughtOffSide<\/em>Arsenal are willing to sell Kai Havertz to fund a deal for the former Manchester City striker, who is valued at \u20ac120million (\u00a3104m) by Atletico, who will face the Gunners in the semi-finals of the Champions League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are also planning an ambitious raid on PSG for Georgia international winger <strong>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Arsenal want to sign \u20ac60m German \u2018joker\u2019 to \u2018provide direct competition for Gabriel Martinelli\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is interest in Kvaratskhelia from Liverpool, too, with <em>CaughtOffSide <\/em>reporting that PSG value the 25-year-old winger at at least \u20ac180m (\u00a3156m).<\/p>\n<p>Teacher transfer <em>Fabrizio Romano<\/em> has brought an update on the futures of <strong>Alvarez<\/strong> and Kvaratskhelia.<\/p>\n<p>While Romano has said that Alvarez could leave Atletico at the end of the season, the Italian journalist has made it clear that Kvaratskhelia will stay at <strong>PSG<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"04742eb90cefa12a5e3ab9bae92c2b93\" image-id=\"neimdLNUfmJ2\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal learn Julian Alvarez and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia stance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Romano said about Alvarez on his <em>YouTube channel<\/em>: \u201cI did a video a few days ago here on this channel when I told you Julian Alvarez will not make any final decision on his future before the end of the Champions League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulian wants to focus on the Champions League campaign, and Julian wants to focus on winning this Champions League title with Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Arsenal will \u2018demand\u2019 \u20ac110m for Brazilian star as Real Madrid plan to \u2018knock on door\u2019 \u2013 report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulian really believes it\u2019s possible, and they can fight for the title, at least get to the final and try to make something historical. So, that\u2019s the focus for Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I keep saying all doors are open for the future of Julian. I am not aware despite reports in March and early April of Julian negotiating a new contract at Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not aware about that, so the Julian Alvarez case remains open for sure for the summer, but It\u2019s not something going to be sorted now because Julian wants to be fully focused on the pitch, and I think it\u2019s also a matter of respect for Atletico Madrid not to put fire on this situation before their situation in the Champions League is clarified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Romano said about Kvaratskhelia on his <em>YouTube channel<\/em>: \u201cOn Kvaratskhelia, we had rumours about Premier League clubs, Arsenal and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always told you, guys, that Kvaratskhelia basically just arrived at Paris Saint-Germain almost one year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was January 2025, so he spent just 13, 14, 15 months at Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a long time, and Kvaratskhelia is very happy at PSG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday interview by the father of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia announcing his decision \u2013 he wants to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, no plans to change, no plans to leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd Kvaratskhelia taking an official position. He wants to continue at Paris Saint-Germain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Arsenal and \u2018exceptional\u2019 winger in agreement over exit as \u20ac90m Andrea Berta plan takes shape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1399787394855675');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><script>\n        !function(e,n,t){var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)(0);e.getElementById\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has dropped an update on the futures of Julian Alvarez and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}