Arsenal have reached a pre-contract agreement with FC Kolkheti 1913 to sign Andria Bartishvili.The Premier League champions will officially welcome the 17-year-old in July 2027 when he turns 18.Arsenal have signed highly-rated teenager Bartishvili, who will join next summerGettyBartishvili, a versatile forward who can play out wide or through the middle, has earned two caps for the Georgia U21 side.He was named as the U17 Player of the Year in the Georgian top flight for 2025 during his second season at Kolkheti.The teenager is currently loaned out to Iberia 1999 and has been touted as a carbon copy of a Georgia superstar – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.Napoli awarded him his first big break in European football in 2022 as he signed from Dinamo Batumi and later won two Serie A titles.A move to Paris Saint-Germain followed in January 2025, one that has delivered back-to-back Champions League and Ligue 1 honours.Kvaratskhelia was even named as the Champions League Player of the Season for 2025/26 as he bagged 17 goal contributions in 16 matches.Bartishvili has ‘potential to become great’Italian agent Cristian Zaccardo helped bring Kvaratskhelia to Napoli, and also noticed the soon-to-be Arsenal starlet Bartishvili.“Recently, a lot of talented players have appeared in Georgia, one of such players is Andria Bartishvili,” he said via the Standard.“This 16-year-old attacking midfielder has the potential to become a great player.“I saw Khvicha Kvaratskhelia play two years before he moved to Napoli, he was already a phenomenal player. I met him and then recommended him to Napoli.”View Tweet: https://x.com/ArsenalAcademy/status/2098414532108386579?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwBartishvili has been tipped for similar success to his fellow Georgian KvaratskheliaGettyKvaratskhelia is now in contention to win the Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual award in football.He was named on the 30-man shortlist and has been tipped to be the main rival to Harry Kane for this year’s honour.According to the BBC, Arsenal’s move for Bartishvili was led by Maurizio Micheli, the assistant to sporting director Andrea Berta.Micheli is said to have played a role in discovering Kvaratskhelia when he was chief scout at Napoli.The deal to sign Bartishvili has been announced just days after it was revealed that Mylo Bernard has joined Arsenal from Crystal Palace.A first-year scholar at the Gunners, he netted in excess of 40 goals for his former club’s youth sides last season.