EDINSON CAVANI will be joining Uruguayan club Penarol at the end of the season, according to his pal and the club captain.
The striker, 33, fell out of favour at Paris Saint-Germain after a spat with Neymar and then slipped below Mauro Icardi in the pecking order under Thomas Tuchel.
Edinson Cavani will leave PSG and sign for Penarol in his homeland, according to the Uruguayan club’s captainCredit: Getty Images – Getty
His contract expires at the end of the current campaign meaning he is available to join a new team for nothing when the transfer window reopens.
And Penarol hero Cristian Rodriguez believes Cavani is heading back to his homeland.
Rodriguez, 35, told FM Del Sol: “I have the authority to talk about Edi.
“He’s about to come to Penarol and I can’t say anything else.
“Call him and ask him.”
Penarol are based in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo and are managed by legendary striker Diego Forlan.
They finished second in the top division last season but have won the league title 50 times – including in 2016, 2017 and 2018 – as well as the Copa Libertadores five times in the 1960s and 1980s.
Reports recently stated that Napoli are poised to make a move for their former frontman and plan to offer the PSG star £6million a year, around £115,000 per week, to return.
Argentine club Boca Juniors were also linked with the Uruguay ace, as were David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
In January, Cavani looked destined to snub Premier League interest in favour of a move to Atletico Madrid.
Manchester United and Chelsea were both keen on landing the prolific hitman.
The Red Devils instead opted to sign Odion Ighalo on loan while the Blues brought no one in, despite appealing to have their transfer ban lifted and Tammy Abraham wanting him.
Cavani is PSG’s record goalscorer with 200 strikes for the French giants since arriving in 2013.
He is third on the all-time list for Uruguay caps and second to Luis Suarez in terms of goals for the South American country, who won the Copa America with both players in 2011.
PSG’s Edinson Cavani gets back into training for Nike photoshoot
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
