At the end of the transfer window, Manchester United struck with a real star signing. On Monday, former Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani (33) was ready for the club.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær now has Cavani, in addition to Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Odion Ighalo as leading options.
But even though Cavani still has a big name and a good reputation in the football world, he has had a tough year. He has struggled with injuries, in addition to being downgraded to PSG. Players like Mauro Icardi seemed to be in front of him in the front row.
Considered posting
In addition, he now reveals that he has been infected with the coronavirus. It happened in silence, and it is only now that he makes it known to the public.
– I would not achieve anything by telling it. It was something we kept to ourselves, but I was going to tell it at some point. We (Cavani and my wife) stayed at home and took care of each other. We had many days in quarantine – more than necessary. It was just not necessary to tell it, Cavani told the radio program “Dos de punta” according to the Uruguayan website football.
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He says that it was during a stay in Ibiza with several PSG stars that he received a corona. Players like Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Parades all went out and told that they were infected.
Being infected affected Cavani so much that he considered giving up football.
– Of course, I considered the idea of giving up football. It is true that I have thought about the possibility of giving up football and dedicating my life to the countryside, he says according to Goal.
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But now he will try to take Solskjærs United to new heights. His numbers are very impressive. In Napoli he scored 52 goals in 69 league games, while in PSG there were 138 goals in 200 league games.
This is what is called the “proven goalscorer” in England.
Tough period
But he still comes to England as a clubless. He was part of PSG all last season, but for a few weeks he was actually without a club. In addition to United, he was also linked with Benfica in Portugal.
– I felt great insecurity and anxiety. The days went by and I saw that my family, my friends and everyone else wanted to know where to play. Now we are here, I am happy with the decision and now I just want to put on the suit, says the Uruguayan.
Cavani has some tough footprints to follow in United. He will wear number 7 on the suit. Players like George Best, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo have all used that number.
Cavani can make his United debut against Newcastle on October 17.
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