PSG owner Al-Khelaifi backs Kvaratskhelia after knee surgery

Paris Saint-Germain owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi has offered his support to Georgia midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following the player’s operation on a cruciate ligament injury.

A photograph of Al-Khelaifi with Kvaratskhelia in his hospital room was shared by Fabrizio Romano. The image showed the PSG owner alongside the injured player after surgery.

Kvaratskhelia suffered the serious injury in a Champions League match on 20 October, when he tore a cruciate ligament in his knee. Paris Saint-Germain won the game 4-2.

The midfielder was forced to leave the pitch in the 59th minute, receiving assistance from members of the club’s medical staff as he made his way off.

Before the injury, Kvaratskhelia had finished sixth in the voting for the Ballon d’Or on 26 October. The award was won by Harry Kane.

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