How the Georgia coach named Gică Hagi, before the friendly with Romania » Announcement about Kvaratskhelia
Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Monday, 01 June 2026, 19:52 / Updated on Monday, 01 June 2026 19:59
Georgia's coach, Frenchman Willy Sagnol (49 years old), held the press conference prior to the friendly with Romania on Monday. The match was scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, starting at 20:00 in Tbilisi.
He stated that the star of the team, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (25 years old), the star of PSG, will join the team on June 5, in the friendly match with Bahrain.
Sagnol had only words of praise for Romania's national coach, Gheorghe Hagi (61 years old), whom he called “a football legend”.
The selector Willy Sagnol, before Georgia – Romania: “Even if he is older than me, he is a legend, a football legend”
“Hagi is a bit older than me. Even if he is older than me, he is a legend, a football legend, not only in Romania, but in all of Europe.
I wish him as much success with the national team as he did when he was a player. After the Champions League semi-final against Bayern, we had a chat and he told me he wanted to be with the national team.
At that time, we were discussing the Bahrain match. I can now confirm that Kvaratskhelia will arrive and play on June 5th. Many players are missing, which is normal at the end of the season.
We will try to ensure that as many footballers as possible get minutes on the field. The main objective is to be fully prepared for the matches in September.
Considering that Guram Kashia will play his last match for Georgia, I hope we will have a good evolution in these games,” said Willy Sagnol, according to 1tv.ge.
The Georgian national team will play two friendly matches: against Romania on June 2 and against Bahrain on June 5. Both matches will take place at the Mikheil Meskhi Arena in Tbilisi.
