Jose Mourinho has dismissed transfer rumours linking Chelsea with a move for PSG striker Edinson Cavani. Despite having arrived at the French club only in the summer for close to £ 60 million, Cavani has been linked with a move away from the French capital after failing to find his best form in the last six months.
Edinson Cavani believes that his team Paris Saint-Germain has got the ability to upset the top teams and achieve European glory in the ongoing season.
PSG which had won its domestic league Ligue 1 last season will take on the German team Bayer Leverkusen in the pre quarter final round of the Champions League.
The Uruguayan forward of PSG is suspected to be seeing his way out of the French side after just 1 season. Cavani made a move to PSG with a transfer fee in the region of €63 million which makes it hard to believe that the French side will allow letting him go after paying such a substantial fee for the former Napoli player.
According to recent reports that have been emerging, the 26 years old forward is not very happy with his current role at PSG as he has to share the spotlight with Zlatan Ibrahimovic who has been in stellar form.
Paris St Germain have made a poor start to the new campaign. They have already lost a lot of ground domain title rivals Monaco this season.
This is despite bringing in a big-money names once again in the summer. French football has seen the arrival of two great strikers in the form of Radamel Falcao and Edinson Cavani. Falcao moved to Monaco, while Edinson Cavani was a £ 55 million signing for PSG. Despite such additions, PSG have struggled under the new management of Laurent Blanc. He took over the club only in the summer to replace Carlo Ancelotti, who left for Real Madrid.
After months of speculation, PSG have finally managed to secure the signing of Napoli striker Edinson Cavani. The Uruguay striker has been linked with almost every major club across the world. PSG, Real Madrid, and Chelsea were thought to be in the hunt for his services.
Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, who has been linked with several clubs across Europe, has stated that he would like to play in Spain. This has alerted the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Chelsea and Manchester City were thought to have a keen interest in the striker, who has proven in the last few years that he is one of the best in the business. The 26-year-old Uruguay star is widely expected to leave Napoli at the end of the season. The Italian club recently lost their manager Walter Mazzarri, who was instrumental in the success that the club has had in the last four years.
The American goalkeeper Brad Friedel has said that he believes that the manager Andre Villas-Boas is the main reason behind Tottenham's good run of form in recent months.
After a tough start to his Tottenham career, Villas-Boas have been able to reap the rewards in recent months. His Tottenham team have currently being one of the inform teams in the Premier league, while they have managed to extend their lead over the archrivals Arsenal in the process. The club are currently fourth in the Premier league and in with a real shout to finish in the Champions league group stages next season.
Napoli has defeated AS Roma in a Serie A match played at Stadio San Paolo on Monday. Napoli won the match by a profound margin of 4-1. This was the 12th victory for Napoli in the ongoing Serie A league. With the help of this win, Napoli has moved up to no. 3 in the points table with 37 points in 19 matches.
On the other hand, this was the 7th defeat for Roma in the competition. Despite this defeat, Roma’s position in the points table didn’t change. Roma is still at no. 6 in the points table with 32 points in 19 matches.
The Brazilian national team manager Mano Menezes has said that the former Liverpool goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri will be making his first start for the national team in the match against Argentina on Wednesday.
The former Lazio and Lecce boss Delio Rossi has said that the Italian Serie A title this season will be fought between Juventus and Napoli because they are the two strong teams in the division.