Arsenal make pre-contract offer for Georgia U21 Bartishvili

Arsenal are reported to have made a formal pre-contract offer to sign Georgia Under-21 international Andria Bartishvili, with the approach emerging on Thursday.

Sami Mokbel was the first to report it, stating that Arsenal have lodged a pre-contract proposal aimed at securing the player for a future move. The reporting frames the approach as an attempt to lock in an agreement ahead of a prospective arrival at a later date.

A pre-contract is typically used to confirm a player’s intention to join once their existing deal ends, most commonly when the player is with an overseas club and inside the final six months of their contract. While that context explains the mechanism, the reporting does not specify the timing of any potential move in this case.

Bartishvili, a Georgia youth international, has drawn stylistic comparisons to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, though any likeness is incidental to Arsenal’s attempt to secure his signature via a pre-contract.

Specifics such as contract length, salary, any clauses or the intended start date of a move are not disclosed in the reporting.

Should the proposal be accepted and formal terms signed, a pre-contract would commit Bartishvili to join Arsenal at the agreed time, subject to standard procedures nearer the move such as a medical and international clearance. Until an agreement is signed, the situation remains at the offer stage and open to change.