Edison Cavani’s illustrious career at the French capital came to an end in June when Paris St-Germain decided against extending his 7-year stay. While he had a great time there, his last season was blighted by injuries and the Uruguayan spend most of the time warming benches. It is no doubt that Cavani is a prolific striker, having netted more than 300 times for both club and country.
Nicknamed ‘El Matador,’ his last game for PSG was in March. This begs the question of whether Manchester United are getting a player at the tail end of his career, or will he turn out to be a shrewd bargain?
How Cavani’s final season at PSG unravelled
2019-20 will be a season to forget for the veteran player. His injury woes began with a hip injury he suffered in August 2019. This left him out of the game for almost 2 months. He would later suffer a groin injury in January 2020 that restricted him to just 7 appearances for the Paris-based club.
That season saw him score 4 goals and assist just 1. It was his worst return for PSG, having scored 35 goals and assisted 4 goals in his most prolific 2016-2017 season. In the 2018-19 season, he managed to bag 18 goals and provide 5 assists. His injury struggles meant he fell down the pecking order with coach Thomas Tuchel preferring a forward line of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Mauro Icardi.
His frustrations at a lack of playing time led to him rejecting an offer to extend his contract which would have allowed him to feature in the latter stages of the Champions League. His decision to sign for Manchester United means they are gambling on a player who has not been in action for 30 weeks. If you fancy your chances for Manchester United and Cavani, then you can place your bets on tested, trusted and reviewed sites at betboss.com.
How can he benefit Manchester United?
Cavani’s success or failure will depend on how the Manchester United manager uses him. United face a string of fixtures that are coming in thick and fast. While United boast of world-class strikers such as Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, and Antony Martial, Cavani provides another attacking dimension. He is more of a natural number 9 and will provide depth to the squad.
Cavani is also expected to benefit from the pace of Rashford and Martial and use his finishing instinct for full impact. Cavani may also give the manager options of altering formations should need to arise. While Cavani will be wearing the iconic number 7 jersey, fans may be forgiven for not being too optimistic with this new stellar signing. Other big names such as Angel di Maria, Falcao, and Alexis Sanchez have arrived at Old Trafford with a lot of fanfare but ended up being expensive flops. However, given he was a free transfer, United are hopeful they are making a sound investment decision.
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