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– Former Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani will join Valencia on a free transfer, the Spanish club announced on Monday.
– The Uruguay forward, 35, was available after his contract expired earlier in summer after spending the last two seasons at Old Trafford. Cavani has agreed to sign a two-year contract for Gennaro Gattuso’s side.
– The former Paris Saint-Germain striker was at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium to see his new team’s defeat to Atletico Madrid 1-0 in LaLiga on Monday.
U-RU-GUAYO 🇺🇾#CORVCF #ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/WoG9SZmTlC
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 29, 2022
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– Valencia won the race to sign the veteran over Real Sociedad, who are still in the market looking for a replacement for Swedish forward Alexander Isak, who joined Newcastle last week for €70 million including €5m in add-ons.
COMUNICADO OFICIAL | @ECavaniOfficial#BenvingutCavani#CORVCF | #ADNVCF
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 29, 2022
OFICIAL | @ECavaniOfficial, nuevo jugador del @valenciacf
En un momento tan importante, el Club y el jugador han querido acordarse de los municipios afectados por los grandes incendios. TOTS A UNA VEU! AMUNT!#BenvingutCavani#CORVCF | #ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/mnf0wOoA3T
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 29, 2022
– Cavani arrived on Monday afternoon to Valencia and talked to local media before passing a medical.
👍 @ECavaniOfficial pic.twitter.com/0AaNEcDWUj
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 30, 2022
– “I am happy to be here. I wanted to play in Spain and Valencia were willing to bet on me,” Cavani said.
📺 Primeras declaraciones de @ECavaniOfficial como jugador del @valenciacf
💬 "El Valencia CF es un club grande, es un desafío importante y lindo para mí"#BenvingutCavani#CORVCF | #ADNVCF
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 30, 2022
– “I like to be where I’m wanted, where I’m loved because you live off the strength of the fans and the club’s love. I talked to Gattuso and Valencia have given me a lot of confidence, so I hope I can give them my best and leave a good image here.”
🤳 Afició, @ECavaniOfficial tiene un mensaje para vosotros#CORVCF#ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/1G8ZHV925Y
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 29, 2022
– After Monday’s game, Gattuso said he expects Cavani to need time to be ready for his debut with Valencia after three months without training.
– “Well, I think that — whether it is me or the medical staff — we have to work well with him. He is a player that has been training on his own for three months [since his contract with Manchester United expired at the end of last season],” Gattuso said.
– “We have to train and coach him well. We have to look after him well and take care of him, because he has been out of action for three months. I think he has come here to Valencia to help us, but the club needs to help him as well. We need to find the right way for him to play.”
– Cavani began his career at Danubio in Uruguay before making the move to Europe in 2007, signing with Palermo.
– After four seasons in Sicily, he left for Napoli, where he scored 104 goals in 138 matches, being Seria A top-goalscorer in 2012-13.
– In 2013 he was signed by Paris Saint-Germain where he played for seven seasons and became the top scorer in the club’s history.
– He joined Manchester United in 2020, where he played for the last two seasons.
Un cazador en #Mestalla 🏹 pic.twitter.com/uEVDf4sRDN
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) August 29, 2022
