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Edinson Cavani Wants New Contract from Paris St Germain

Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani has finally been able to get the recognition he has yearned for since completing his £ 62 million move from Napoli several years ago.

Cavani was one of the top centre forwards in Napoli, but he was clearly not happy with being second best was Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Paris St Germain. After the departure of the Swede in the summer, Cavani has become the undisputed number one. He has clearly relished this role, as the Uruguayan has scored 27 goals in 27 league matches this season. He remains a major factor behind the club remaining in the title race.

Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani has finally been able to get the recognition he has yearned for since completing his £ 62 million move from Napoli several years ago.

Edinson Cavani Wants New Contract from Paris St Germain

Cavani was heavily linked with a move away from the club over the last few years, but he now seems to have firmly set his sights upon becoming a PSG legend. The 30-year-old claims that he wants to discuss terms over a new contract as soon as possible.

The striker has a contract that runs out in the summer of 2018, thus placing his future at PSG uncertain. With the kind of enormous wealth at the disposal of PSG, the club will be able to bring in any top striker from around the world. Cavani is also the wrong side of 30 and he is keen on ensuring his long-term future at the club.

“I hope so [that he will sign a new deal].At the end of the season, it will already have been four years in Paris. I play every match as if I was a supporter of the club since I was small. It is normal that I want to stay here. I want to win important titles for this club. When I arrived, they were harsh. I did not understand everything that was being said about me.My brother, who understands French, told me a few sentences. That made me stronger,” said Cavani.

Cavani Leaves Rumors About Possible Transfer

Edinson Cavani has done little to arrest the rumours that have been linking him with a move away from PSG in the summer after admitting that he cannot deny interest from a club like Manchester United should they make an offer in the summer. Cavani has been stating throughout the season that he has been unhappy with the club, but this has been his first season at the French capital after his £ 60 million move from Napoli last summer. Despite this mega money move, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been the preferred choice upfront for manager Laurent Blanc.

Cavani has been used out on the wings and he stated before the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea that he does not like to play there. Due to Ibrahimovic’s injury in the second leg, Cavani was used as the main striker, but he was in disappointing form as he missed a number of good opportunities to put his team into the semifinals. Even though he scored more than 20 goals in the season, it has been seen as a disappointment by him. Manchester United, who are set to appoint Louis van Gaal the next few days as their manager, have been reportedly tracking Cavani for the last few months.

Cavani has failed to dismiss rumours that he may leave PSG.
“I am certainly going to speak to the president, with the club. If I have important things to say, I’ll do it internally. I think we’ll do it that things work out for the best. I don’t know what is true and what is not in what is being said,” said the former Napoli striker. PSG’s Al Khelaifi, though, clarified the situation by saying that Cavani is not for sale at any price. United are reportedly set to offer around £ 200 million as transfer budget for van Gaal.

CAVANI BACKS PSG

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.

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.

This is Cavani’s debut season at Parc Des Princes. He joined the French club this summer after leaving the Italian side Napoli. The transfer fee that PSG paid to bring him in was more than 60 million Euros and he is showing that the club was right to spend that much money on him.

The Uruguayan international has featured for PSG 17 times in the French top flight after his arrival and he has performed well in each and every one of those games. He is currently at the second position in the list of leading goal scorers in the Ligue 1 this season. Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored more goals than him in the competition.

Talking to the reporters yesterday about PSG’s chances of winning the Champions League, the 26 years old striker said, “I have got no doubt in my mind that we are good enough to reach the final and eventually win the tournament.”

When asked about his experience of playing alongside Ibrahimovic who is considered one of the best in the world, Cavani said, “It’s certainly nice to be playing with a player of his calibre. He intimidates the opposing teams as he has got that amazing potential of finding the net at any point of time.”

PSG has lost only 1 out of their 19 Ligue 1 games this season. They are presently at the first position in the table with 44 points.

SLUGGISH START

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.

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.

However, there have been signs in recent weeks that he PSG are slowly finding their feet under the new manager. They have been able to score more goals and secure a lot of points in the last few weeks than at the start of the campaign. Unlike in the league campaign, they made a good start to the Champions league season by winning 4-1 against Greek club Olympiakos in the group stages. Cavani was on the scoresheet in this match, while the likes of Marquinhos and Thiago Motta also scored to give the French giants a comfortable victory.

After the match, Blanc praised his players for putting in a great performance.

“The first half we were a little sluggish, because we had problems with positioning on the left side. Olympiacos also had a lot of energy to press us and caused us problems by creating opportunities and corners. Nevertheless, we opened the scoring, but we did not hold it long enough to settle in the game. The second half was much better, positioning was better. I also sincerely believe that the pace of Olympiacos fell because in the first half, they were very aggressive,” said Laurent Blanc.

PSG SNAP UP CAVANI

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 had placed a £ 53 million price on his signature, which was the main reason behind the deal taking a long time to complete. Many clubs including Manchester city and PSG were not prepared to pay the fee due to the UEFA financial fair play regulations. However, PSG have finally got the player after agreeing to pay £ 53 million for his services.

This is the second major move of a player to the French league after the arrival of Radamel Falcao only a few weeks ago to Monaco. Falcao is expected to have cost around £ 50 million, which is only a shade lower than the amount paid by PSG for Cavani. The 26-year-old has been one of the best strikers in Europe over the last few years. He recently helped Napoli finish second in the table just behind Juventus. After winning the league title only last season, PSG will be looking to push on in European competitions under the regime of Laurent Blanc.

“The transfer of Edinson Cavani is further proof of the club’s ability to attract the best players in the world. The player was seduced by the club’s sporting project and is delighted to be joining an ambitious side, impatient to take on new challenges. We are especially happy to present such a hugely coveted player of immense talent to our supporters,” said PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. PSG needed to make a statement once again after losing manager Carlo Ancelotti to Real Madrid. The appointed former Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc as his replacement.