From being booed to conquering the Champions League! The genius that Arsenal missed is writing a counterattack legend in Paris

In the world of football, the changes in the transfer market are always full of drama. Recently, the inside story of former Arsenal scout Tomash Paschecini's revelation caused Arsenal to miss Kvaratshelia to surface, arousing heated discussion and emotion among fans.

Kvaratskhlia, 24, is now a bright star in the position of world football wingers. Playing for Paris Saint-Germain, he shines in the Champions League this season, helping the team successfully eliminate Arsenal and reach the Champions League semi-finals. Who would have thought that there was an unknown "passing bye" between this Georgian international and Arsenal.

Time goes back to 2022, when Kvaratskhelia, who was still playing for Kazan Ruby, had already entered the vision of Arsenal. Pasechini recalled that when the Georgian youth team participated in the Polish qualifiers, his original target was not Kvaratskhlia, but Kvaratskhlia and his teammate Davitashvili's amazing performance on the field attracted the attention of all scouts. Since then, Pasecchini has begun to continue to track Kvaratskhlia's development in the Russian Super League. At that time, his potential first appeared, like a rough jade waiting to be excavated.

However, a game against Dynamo Moscow became the turning point of this fate. During that game, Kvaratskhelia made several mistakes and boos from home fans rushed like a tide. This made him completely collapse as the young man, his movements began to deform on the court, his ball rights were constantly lost, and his confidence also collapsed at that moment. Pasecchini said that although Kvaratshylia later overcomes these difficulties, at that time, this resistance to stress undoubtedly affected his rating in the minds of scouts. After all, the imbalance in mentality in front of thousands of fans in Kazan is a problem that cannot be ignored for a player's future development.

"Everyone knows that he has great potential, but the ceiling is doubtful. Is he a top star or a quasi-first? No one thinks he will be mediocre, but my report must record the problem truthfully." Pasecchini said truthfully. In the end, after weighing the trade-offs, Arsenal gave up the plan to introduce Kvaratskhelia and chose to sign Marginhos from São Paulo.

Now, the two have gone in completely different directions in their careers. Kvaratschlia shone after moving to Naples and joined Paris Saint-Germain for an initial transfer fee of £70 million in January. In his debut season in Paris, he not only helped the team win the Ligue 1 championship, but also continued to compete for the championship trophy in the Champions League final and the French Cup final, and launched an attack on the glory of the Triple Crown champion.

In contrast, Marginhos failed to gain a foothold in the first team after joining Arsenal. So far, he has only played for the Gunners' first team six times, and has been loaned to Norwich, Nantes and Fruminense, and is currently playing for Cruzero until the end of the year. This development trajectory is in sharp contrast to Kvaratskhlia.