United coach says he ‘desperately’ wants to keep Cavani

Manchester United interim coach Ralf Rangnick from Germany has said he desperately wants to keep Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 34, in the English team. The player has a contract until June this year and is wanted by Barcelona, ​​Juventus and Corinthians

“We’ve had some conversations over the past few weeks…I’ve told him from day one that he’s a very important player, he’s probably the only one who can play as a forward and back to goal,” said the coach. .

“His professionalism and work ethic are incredible,” said Rangnick. “I told him I desperately want him to stay until the end of the season.”

Cavani has played for the English club since October 2020 after being transferred from Paris Saint-Germain and, suffering from muscle injuries, played 10 of the 25 games of the season, scoring 2 goals. Among the ten games, he started only in three.

Cavani’s contract runs until June this year, but some clubs have expressed interest in him in the transfer window, a period of up to 12 weeks during which clubs can register players with their teams, in January.

Clubs from Europe such as Barcelona and Juventus showed interest in the Uruguayan. Crossing the Atlantic, Corinthians also dreams of the presence of the star in the squad.

It is not the first time that the Corinthians have been interested in the center forward. In previous years, when Cavani signaled the possible departure of Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), his brother had already received consultations, but nothing happened due to the economic unfeasibility of the transaction and the desire of the scorer to continue in Europe.

Since Saturday (1) the player is free to sign a pre-contract – which would exempt the team that hires him in June from paying for the breach with United.