Man United tipped to rival Liverpool for £90m-rated winger as Amorim demands signing of ‘special talent’ in January

Man United tipped to rival Liverpool for £90m-rated winger as Amorim demands signing of ‘special talent’ in January

Ruben Amorim is reportedly eyeing a blockbuster move for Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is also a target for Liverpool.

Amorim will lead the Red Devils following this month’s international break and has been formally named Erik ten Hag’s replacement.

The 39-year-old coach has already started talking to the Manchester United board about his transfer ambitions, and acquiring a new winger is one of his top priority. Kvaratskhelia is a priority target for Amorim, who is eager to sign a “special talent” who would “light up Old Trafford,” according to CaughtOffside.

The Georgian international is supposedly valued at £90 million by Napoli, but that hasn’t stopped Amorim, who “wants him to replace Man Utd flop, Antony.”

Kvaratskhelia, 23, is under contract with Napoli until 2027 and Antonio Conte’s side are keen to tie him down to a new long term deal.

However, those negotiations are currently at an ‘impasse’ and that has given Man Utd confidence that they can agree a shock deal. Kvaratskhelia wants an affordable release clause to be included in his deal – something Napoli aren’t willing to agree to.

Man Utd to rival Liverpool for Napoli star – report
Sources have revealed to TEAMtalk that Liverpool hold a concrete interest in Kvaratskhelia. He is being considered by the Reds as they plan for the potential departure of Mohamed Salah.

Salah, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and TEAMtalk sources say it is unlikely he will pen an extension with Liverpool, with clubs from the Saudi Pro League pushing to sign him.

Kvaratskhelia is one replacement option being looked at. However, while Liverpool’s interest is there, we understand that their top three forward targets as things stand are Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi, Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane and Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo.

The trio would all be cheaper than Kvaratskhelia, with Sane set to be available on a free transfer next summer if he doesn’t sign a new contract with Bayern.

But as Kvaratskhelia’s contract talks with Napoli drag on, more and more sides are likely to register an interest in signing him in 2025, so it will be interesting to see how this story develops.

Kvaratskhelia joined Napoli in 2022 and has made 100 appearances for the Serie A side so far, scoring a very impressive 30 goals and making 28 assists in the process.

Meanwhile, sources have revealed to TEAMtalk that Ruben Amorim has already informed the Man Utd board of four Red Devils stars that ‘don’t interest him’ and he would be happy to sell in January.

The Man Utd board are in agreement with Amorim that Antony and Casemiro’s performances do not reflect their huge wages of £200,000 and £350,000 per week respectively.

The club is therefore willing to sell both players this winter for around £25m. We understand that Amorim would like to sign Sporting CP star Marcus Edwards to replace Antony, who is being linked with a move to former club Tottenham.