Hate Costa.... but I would jump at the chance to have him here for a season, might teach a few players (ehem Martial) how to man up
Edinson Cavani
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So 4th in the pecking order at the mighty PSG but good enough for little desperate Man united, how the mighty have fallen.
Yes as a short term replacement to tide us over, PSG's all time top scorer who has fallen behind the two most expensive footballers ever and a world class number 9 is okay for us.
| groin strain | Jan 13, 2020 | - | 8 days | 2 | |
| 19/20 | Muscle Injury | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | 13 days | 2 |
| 19/20 | Ill | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | 4 days | 1 |
| 19/20 | Calf Injury | Dec 6, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 | 4 days | 1 |
| 19/20 | Fitness | Sep 19, 2019 | Oct 17, 2019 | 28 days | 5 |
| 19/20 | Hip Injury | Aug 26, 2019 | Oct 17, 2019 | 52 days | 8 |
| 18/19 | Rest | Apr 29, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | 2 days | 1 |
| 18/19 | Fitness | Apr 5, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | 0 days | - |
| 18/19 | Muscle Injury | Mar 10, 2019 | Apr 4, 2019 | 25 days | 4 |
| 18/19 | Hamstring Injury | Feb 10, 2019 | Mar 3, 2019 | 21 days | 6 |
| 18/19 | Hamstring Injury | Oct 26, 2018 | Nov 4, 2018 | 9 days | 2 |
| 18/19 | Muscle Injury | Jul 1, 2018 | Aug 21, 2018 | 51 days | 3 |
| 17/18 | Hip problems | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 12, 2018 | 4 days | 1 |
| 13/14 | Achilles tendon problems | Feb 3, 2014 | Feb 27, 2014 | 24 days | 5 |
| 12/13 | Minor Knock | Oct 25, 2012 | Nov 5, 2012 | 11 days |
He should be available around 15-20 m which is nothing in this market. PSG's sporting director Leonardo said they rejected an offer from Atletico and the link with Atlético Madrid has faded a bit since then. But the player wants to leave in this window and handed a transfer request.
Even though injuries might be a concern now, he's been a great goalscorer for years and this transfer still makes sense to me. A great striker mix in terms of age too: Cavani(32)-Martial(24)-Greenwood(18). Get Cavani and get another top RW and that's our attack sorted for a few years. Makes too much sense for us I suppose. Watch Chelsea get him in the last days of this window.
Even though injuries might be a concern now, he's been a great goalscorer for years and this transfer still makes sense to me. A great striker mix in terms of age too: Cavani(32)-Martial(24)-Greenwood(18). Get Cavani and get another top RW and that's our attack sorted for a few years. Makes too much sense for us I suppose. Watch Chelsea get him in the last days of this window.
Mbappe,Neymar and Icardi would all start for Utd too
Is this new information? Yes, the mighty have fallen, massively. Cavani would be a giant upgrade on what we have.
Agree yes he is and upgrade on whats available now, (most would be) - but so was Sanchez On paper... I’m not a fan of taking players who are coming towards the end of their career. Does hes still have the fire in his belly or does he want one last big pay day and spend his time in the treatment room, his injury record is very poor this season. 4 or 5 separate injuries in 6 months.
But yes we are desperate and have fallen a long way.
But yes we are desperate and have fallen a long way.
Fair point, it's really not a "big" problem.
I understand why some think that Atletico would be a great fit for him but i disagree. Sure, he definitely has the Simeone mentality, no doubt, but the way Atletico plays right now doesn't suit Cavani at all. They're not great at crossing, rarely put the ball in the box and don't have good playmakers in the midfield to launch him with deep passes. They need a forward that can hold the ball a bit and that's not Cavani. Put him with Martial and Rashford that could elminate players and take the ball forward and you'll have a far better Cavani imo.
ok mate let’s hear your suggestions
Take him in a heart beat if cheap.
Combine this with our medical team and you've got a disaster on your hands.
Not only that,Cavani is 33.
Loan or permanent I thought these were the type of moves fans and management alike wanted to get away from ?
A player with his reputation in the game is never going to be cheap.
Would prefer if we go for long term signings. Will only take him for six months. He will naturally want to sign at least 2.5 years contract.
United should have by now learnt their lessons. Go for long term signings and take stop gaps only for six months.
Get a proper striker and a right winger.
United should have by now learnt their lessons. Go for long term signings and take stop gaps only for six months.
Get a proper striker and a right winger.
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Falcao, Zlatan, now Cavani lets go for the hat-trick. Sign all three at the same time! What an incredible window, with those name we'll surely win the league.
8 years now!
Rashford is out for 3 month, and we don't have any playmaker either. But at this stage I agree He will boost our attack instantly.
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You better have a ball-player to make use of Cavani's tremendous off the ball movement, otherwise you're wasting him and paying way over the odds.
We're barren in terms of through-ball passers, but Mata's about the best we've got, so he would automatically become a starter. Well, that's what you'd hope, anyway.
If you're going to pay premium wages and a fee, you better make optimal use of your asset. I fear we will not.
We're barren in terms of through-ball passers, but Mata's about the best we've got, so he would automatically become a starter. Well, that's what you'd hope, anyway.
If you're going to pay premium wages and a fee, you better make optimal use of your asset. I fear we will not.
Why is Fitness included in this table from Sep. 19 to Oct 17, counted as 28 days and 5 days, when the previous injury is from Aug 26 to Oct 17 and counts 8 games and 52 days ?
Other than moaning? Ziltch.
I doubt we can have another veteran on massive wages. Cavani will want at least a 3 yrs contract.
If we could have got rid of Sanchez over the summer then we could afford this punt.
Cavani, even in his latter years, isn't someone I'd see as a punt, in that his wages are rightly exorbitant and you would be expecting premium performance out of him to justify the cost.
If you are going to pay top dollar, you have to have everything in place to make use of your asset otherwise, why not just go for a cheaper option who is more of a punt and won't be one of the highest paid players in the entire squad?
Cavani, along with Ronaldo, are still in what should be considered, a league of their own when it comes to off the ball movement and it would be bonkers of us to get him in and then have next to no means of supplying his movement with the passes it warrants.
A fit Pogba and reliable Mata, and this kind of signing would have justification; Cavani would surely be a tutor to all our forwards on how to move, which could benefit them for the the rest of their careers, being one extraneous benefit outside of his expected goal return and decoy value.
I don't think we'd look to buy him prior to a loan, personally. It'd be a case of seeing how his body holds up in a far more demanding league, but even a loan for this tier of player will come with a fee and very probably a premium wage that could be better used elsewhere if we're not going to meet the aforementioned prerequisites to optimise his skillset.
Thanks for the wonderful insight.
Big wages, injury prone, can’t speak English, will want at least a couple of years......
sounds like a perfect Ed Disneyland signing or Sánchez Mk II
unfortunately this would have been a good signing a few years back but this ship has sailed....to Athletico Madrid I feel
sounds like a perfect Ed Disneyland signing or Sánchez Mk II
unfortunately this would have been a good signing a few years back but this ship has sailed....to Athletico Madrid I feel
Athletico Madrid, what's that club, what league are they playing in?
Jimenez for me, posted in Jimenez thread yesterday, missed your question.
His mum has spoken openly about the situation and has stated very clearly he wants to go to Atleti. 
On loan maybe, but any sort of permanent buy would be madness.
We have made a loan offer supposedly. £5m and cover all his wages. Sounds utterly bizarre when they turned down £8m off Atletico to buy him.
Only scenario it remotely sounds possible is if we loan him until June, then he goes Atletico for free, if they dont want to up their offer.
Only scenario it remotely sounds possible is if we loan him until June, then he goes Atletico for free, if they dont want to up their offer.
Athletico is his favourite destination.
Who does Ziltch play for can’t find anything on google?
His mum has spoken openly about the situation and has stated very clearly he wants to go to Atleti.
Yeap
He's apparently rejected a contract from us, which is a shame.
Think he'd be the perfect striker for us at the present moment. I don't think Atletico will be able to beat us on wages that's for sure, but it seems he has his heart set on going there.
Think he'd be the perfect striker for us at the present moment. I don't think Atletico will be able to beat us on wages that's for sure, but it seems he has his heart set on going there.
Can't really blame him, the weather, language, city, and most importantly the need for service to be effective.
feck him then. Had a few injuries so it's a risky signing if we paying a transfer fee too. For 5 month loan then I'm all for it.
Man, feck that Streetfighter Tomahawk looking prat.
Tbh we haven't exactly lacked service recently like we did once upon a time. With a proper box striker they'd of scored 2/3 against Burnley.
How on Earth does getting an overpriced, injury plagued player who is past his best AND who has never played in the Premier League, make any type of sense whatsoever?
Not to mention his transfer fee is absurd for someone his age AND his reported wages (demands) are around £350,000 a week. Wages that eclipse everyone else at the club so will undoubtedly piss other players off and that we can Ill afford whilst still paying obscene sums to Sanchez who is out on loan.
I get we are desperate but we are not that desperate. Haven't we learned anything in recent years? We cannot use a band aid to repair a broken leg. The money would definitely be better invested elsewhere.
We do get service to the strikers though. Rashford and Martial have been 2 of our best players, its the defence thats a shambles
Ajax
I read somewhere that the total cost would be £68m. That’s an awful lot of money for someone who has missed an increasing number of games through injury. Not a good deal.