The Georgian international winger, however, has not shown any desire to leave. On the other hand, on a sporting level, he confirms his status as a decisive player with nine goals already this season. For several days, the interest of Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Everton and even Benfica has been mentioned.
According to Ekrem Konur, journalist specializing in the transfer market, the Stéphanois also arouses interest in France, at the top level. Two teams would be interested in the one who remains under contract with AS Saint-Étienne until June 2028 with an additional year as an option. These are AS Monaco and Lille OSC, two posh Ligue 1 clubs. Valued at €8M by the site Transfer marketinterested clubs will have to be very convincing with the Saint-Etienne leaders who are not with the aim of selling a key player from Eirik Horneland’s team this winter. Unless there is an offer disconnected from the market, the native of Tiflis will continue his season in the green jersey with the aim of contributing to the Saint-Etienne club’s rise to Ligue 1.
🚨🆕#SLBenfica
Interest growing in Zuriko Davitashvili.📌 Benfica made an €8M bid, club reluctant to sell.
👀 Beşiktaş, Lille, AS Monaco and Everton also keen on the Georgian winger https://t.co/RubhfZYdP9 pic.twitter.com/UHT2CwDAcq
— Ekrem KONUR (@Ekremkonur) January 11, 2026
