Edinson Cavani on the start? This is the trend, with several sources indicating that the 33-year-old Uruguayan striker, free in June, will not be offered a contract extension by PSG. Inter Milan is one of the tracks discussed here and there, while Paris Saint-Germain and the Lombard club are negotiating the final transfer of Mauro Icardi. Will the Matador go the opposite way? "It is not a priority simply because we already have Lautaro Martinez, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez," assures Piero Ausilio, sports director of the Lombard club, interviewed by Sky Italia.. In addition, there is Sebastiano Esposito who is good but still young (17 years old, note). And we still have to decide if we send it (on loan) to gain experience. So we’re going to talk about a fourth striker, and Cavani isn’t in mind. ” That has the merit of being clear.
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And concerning Mauro Icardi, under contract to Inter but loaned with option to buy to PSG? Various sources indicate that the two clubs are close to an agreement, below the amount of said option. We are talking about 55-60 M €. "I know he is happy to stay in Paris," says the interior sports director. PSG has an option that expires on May 31. The figures are necessarily conditioned by the health crisis. We will see… We often speak with Leonardo and I know that the player has signed a contract which gives him the opportunity to stay. ” According to some sources, the 27-year-old Argentinian international and his agent and wife, Wanda Nara, agreed with Paris-SG on a four-year lease for € 10 million annually.
Cavani already in the history of Paris-SG
Former Palermo and Naples, Edinson Cavani has scored 200 goals under the Parisian colors since 2013, making him the top scorer in the history of the club. Long confined to the bench, or even ... in the stands during this 2019-20 season during which he was long and often injured, the interested party had however been preferred to Mauro Icardi to start the decisive match against Dortmund, last March, for the account for the knockout stages of the Champions League. 2-0 victory and qualification. To see if he could contest the end of the C1 if he had to leave Paris at the end of his contract, and that the "Champions'" ends well in August as one can imagine. After a great start on the banks of the Seine, Mauro Icardi, he marked the pace in the last weeks before the interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic. Former FC Barcelona and Sampdoria Genoa, he has more than a positive score of 20 goals in 31 games.
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