Transfer Balls: Man Utd In Talks With PSG Over £55m Deal For Edinson Cavani

Alan Duffy

11th, April 2015

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By Alan Duffy

Fresh from his brace in PSG’s 4-0 French League Cup final triumph on Saturday night, Edinson Cavani is, according to the Sunday Express, headed for a move to Old Trafford in the summer.

The newspaper reports, in an ‘exclusive’, that Manchester United have already opened talks with their Parisian counterparts over a big-money move to the Premier League, with PSG eager to recoup the £55m they paid Napoli for the Uruguayan.

Despite his two-goal cameo appearance against Bastia on Saturday, the 28-year-old has struggled to find his best form in Paris. Indeed, the striker has tended to be utilised in wide role by PSG boss Laurent Blanc (with whom Cavani has a difficult relationship), with main man Zlatan Ibrahimovic taking centre stage, both on and off the pitch.

As for Man Utd, Louis van Gaal is apparently eager to get rid of the misfiring Radamel Falcao, the ageing Robin Van Persie and Real Madrid loanee Javier Hernandez, with those departures leaving a rather big hole in the Red Devils’ attacking options.

Cavani will want A-grade wages, but this won’t be a problem to United, who have seen fit to pay Falcao £265,000 a week for the very occasional goal and not much else.

So file this one under ‘a distinct possibility’. Although expect a whole lot of hair envy from Wayne Rooney if Cavani does end up at Old Trafford.

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  1. Jarren says:

    Rooney is #1, guaranteed. If the little pea wants to come back to us, we will welcome him with open arms. He served us well, and with great loyalty.

    Do we need another megabucks striker? No, I do not think so.

    If van Persie is fit, he will be a starter. If he is not, we have cover.

    If Cavani comes in, that’s ok. But we do not need him to progress.

  2. Lacazette says:

    Cavani Is Too Old 55m Can Bring 3 Hot Young Stars Like Kenedy,Depay ,Rafa Silva,Firmino & United Want To Just Wast 55m On Old Cavani Who Will Future 4 2 Season Only And Demanding Alot Of Millions That Can Pay Al De Above Players

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