Smorgasbord are ‘plan to render a pre-arrangement offer’ to overcome Juventus and also other Serie A sides to the signing of Andria Bartishvili, that’s been contrasted to fellow Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Bartishvili offered his senior debut for FC Kolkheti in April 2025 owning risen by means of the standings at Dinamo Tbilisi, unborn to be the youngest player in the Erovnuli Liga that season at merely 16 years and also 2 days.
The practical permeating midfielder scored his first senior impulse on financing at Iberia last month, the victor in a 1-0 win over Gagra, and also aided them to 2nd in the Georgian optimal getaway, but in reality entraped the eye on the global stage, according to The Criterion.
In an Under-17s arcade against Kazakhstan in Qabala, Azerbaijan, he scored 2 aims in what was a superb with one voice-round sport to draw the emphasis of European titans and also pioneered spokesperson Christian Dzaccardo, that harmonized advised Kvaratskhelia to Napoli after seeing him fiascoes around in Georgia, to compare the young pornographic by means of the PSG celeb.
“Freshly, most talented gamers have showed up in Georgia, one of such gamers is Andria Bartishvili,” the Italian spokesperson alerted Firmament Calcio.
“This 16-year-old-fashioned permeating midfielder owns the opportunity to become a excellent player.”
“I saw Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fiascoes around 2 years in days gone by he sent to Napoli, he was currently a phenomenal player. I met him and also then advised him to Napoli.”
As one of the brightest talents in Georgian football, Bartishvili owns been affixed by means of a digit of Serie A sides, by means of Juventus among his Italian suitors.
And now BBC Sporting job journalist Sami Mokbel owns disclosed that Smorgasbord are ‘plan to render an offer’ for the young pornographic.
He records that Bartishvili is currently under arrangement by means of FC Kolkheti till the run out of 2026 and also ‘it is knew that the Gunners are plan to render a pre-arrangement offer’ to overcome rivals to his hallmark.
‘Talks over the relocation are recurring but Smorgasbord are not the single club seeking for Bartishvili’, Mokbel encompasses.
Liverpool hijack
Smorgasbord have in addition efficiently pirated Liverpool’s relocation for 15-year-old-fashioned goalkeeper Phoenix metro Blayney.
The Gunners have approved Blayney from North Irish side Larne after impressing in a trial despite in addition being available a arrangement by Liverpool and also Nottingham Forest.
The young pornographic’s daddy owns reflected Smorgasbord won the race, and also it is foreseen he will symbol a pre-arrangement when he icons upward by means of upward by means of them this summer season season.
Alan Blayney alerted the Belfast Telegraph: “Whatever owns been concurred by means of Smorgasbord, he merely ultimatums to symbol the arrangement. When he’s 17, he will symbol a specialist arrangement. It’s snagged on out and also dusted and also a pre-arrangement will be approved when the time is right.”
