"Neftçi" realized next transfer. A 1+1-year conditional contract was signed with Georgian football player Vato Arveladze. The 24-year-old midfielder will wear number 18 jersey.

Vato Arveladze played in Georgian "Locomotive" (Tbilisi, 2015-2018, 2020), Polish "Korona" (2018-2020), and Turkish "Fatih Karagumruk" (2020-2022) during his professional career. Along playing for U-17, U-19 and U-21 national teams of Georgia (15 matches, 3 goals), he played 2 matches and scored 1 goal for A national team of this country in 2019.

It should be noted that "Neftçi" previously transferred midfielders - Israeli Ataa Jaber, Israeli-born American Kenny Saief, forwards -Ghanaian Godsway Donyoh and Belarusian Egor Bogomolski, and Georgian defender Solomon Kvirkvelia.