Agent Cristian Zaccardo has recalled placing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at Napoli.
The 2006 World Cup winner now acts as an agent.
He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "When Khvicha played in Russia the situations were different. When I saw him just three years ago for the first time, I was immediately struck by his qualities, I fell in love with him.
"And entering into collaboration with the agent Mamuka Jugheli and his entourage, they asked me for an Italian solution and together we thought about Napoli, also because Cristiano Giuntoli was already following the boy and had inquired.
"Rubin Kazan's requests and the pandemic crisis complicated the situation. But both the family and the club were all determined to choose Naples, even if there were other offers. For me, mediation was simple given the common intention of the parties."