"Ronaldo is my idol, but my first love was Guti"

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Kvaratskhelia's idol was Guti. AFP

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, one of Napoli's finest, said in an interview with 'Il Corriere dello Sport', that his childhood idol in the footballing world was Guti, despite changing to Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballer has become one of Napoli's main men this season.

Serie A is enjoying one of Napoli's phenomenons. It is none other that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, one of the pearls that has started this season off excellently. In an interview for 'Il Corriente dello Sport', the footballer revealed who was his childhood idol.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, but my first love was 'Guti'. When I was playing with some friends in Tbilisi, my hometown, we used to wear plain white shirts and I wrote his name on the back".

It is quite significant for him to say that his idol is the Portugese man, the striker also revealed that Jose Maria Guitierrez 'Guti' was his inspiration. What is more, he admitted that the Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is one of the best in the world. In fact, the Italian mentioned the talent that he had when when he was young, just like he said in the press room. 

The player was asked about his ambitions with Napoli this season and whether he would prefer to win Serie A, or the Champions League: "It is the dream, of course, and the aim for the second half of the season at such a high level. I want to win both". 

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