Edinson Cavani would like to leave Manchester United after one season, father Luis revealed in the program on Tuesday Superfutbol on the Argentinian television channel TyC Sports. The attacker from Uruguay is said to have even held talks with Boca Juniors about a possible transfer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot and does not want to confirm that Cavani will indeed leave Manchester United in a few months.
“He is doing everything he can to be available for us again and to get completely fit again,” Solskjaer said on Wednesday afternoon during his press talk in the run-up to Thursday evening’s Europa League match with AC Milan. “Despite my poor Portuguese and his improving English, I know that he is extremely proud of the fact that he can play for this club.” However, the future of the 33-year-old striker is uncertain. “No final decision has been taken yet. At the moment, the focus is on his recovery. And we will further convince him of a longer stay when the weather in Manchester gets better, ”Solskjaer said with a joke. Cavani has an expiring contract at Old Trafford, although Manchester United have the option to extend the contract for one season.
Solskjaer is full of praise for the influence Cavani has on the young and inexperienced players in particular the Red Devils. “His personality and professionalism come to the fore time and again,” emphasizes the Norwegian manager in the English service. “He helps the youngsters where possible, as we would like him to do. But the final decision about the future ultimately rests with him. We are very grateful to him for his efforts so far, even though Edinson did not always play enough in his eyes. “Solskjaer would rather not say too much about the claim of Cavani senior. “I cannot respond to that. I can only emphasize that we are very happy with Edinson’s presence every day. ”
Cavani has been with Manchester United since October, having been on a free transfer since leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The 118-time Uruguayan international cannot always count on a starting place in the team of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: for the time being he played 25 games, of which 13 as a starting player and in which he scored 7 goals. Cavani has signed a one-year deal with Manchester United, with an option for another season. The routine person indicated on social media on Wednesday morning that he is ‘proud to be able to wear the Manchester United shirt’.
Cavani senior, however, made a different note on Tuesday. “He wants to return to South America halfway through this year. My son now plans not to stay with Manchester United. He wants to return. I think he will come back to South America in June. He has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave in June. There are certain things that annoy us as humans, such as the n * grito suspension, ”the attacker’s father continued. He is referring to the suspension of three games that Cavani was imposed at the end of December. The striker responded with the words ‘gracias, negrito’, which can be translated as ‘thank you little black one’ to a congratulation from a friend on Instagram after his winning goal against Southampton (2-3). Cavani thus violated the rules of the English Football Association (FA), which also imposed a fine of £ 100,000, equivalent to a whopping 110,000 euros, and participation in an information program.
“That influenced him. Sometimes players can no longer find their shape as a result. You can be mentally brought down ”, that’s how Cavani’s father concluded his story. Should his son indeed move to Boca Juniors next summer, he will return to South America after more than fourteen years. Cavani left Uruguayan Danubio behind for Palermo in January 2007 and then ended up at Manchester United via Napoli and PSG.