Posted on December 17, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by Dan Marciano
Edinson Cavani is expected to break his contract with Manchester United next January to join FC Barcelona. The Uruguayan striker is expected to sign up for the Catalan club until June 2023.
The 33-year-old Sergio Agüero is finished with his professional football career. Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia, the Uruguayan striker formalized his withdrawal from the field during a moving press conference, and in the presence of his teammates of FC Barcelona , but also of his former leaders of < strong> Manchester City : “This conference is to communicate to you that we have decided to leave the world of football. It's a very hard time, it's the worst decision I've made in my life. It's a matter of health, it's the best decision for me ”. A blow for Xavi , in great difficulty with his team during this first part of the season. The Catalan club will try to recruit a quality scorer, with limited resources during the next winter transfer window. Several tracks have been discussed in recent weeks, but one track has grown thicker. Strikethrough by Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, Edinson Cavani is said to be very close to joining FC Barcelona next January. Asked at a press conference on December 3 on this track, Xavi had kicked in touch: “You haven't heard me before, have you?” (in reference to a previous question on the transfer window, editor's note). I think he's a good player, but I prefer to talk about the players I have on my team ”. But behind the scenes, the situation has evolved and full agreement is said to be on the verge of being found.
Cavani's arrival is taking shape
TYC Sports was the first medium to evoke the departure of Edinson Cavani. To believe this Argentinian media, the 34-year-old player has decided to reject an offer from Boca Juniors to join FC Barcelona this winter. Problem, as confirmed by Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur on its Twitter account, the Catalan club does not wish to pay transfer compensation to Manchester United. For training, the need is urgent and there is no question of waiting for the next summer transfer window to get their hands on the former PSG star. But no worries for FC Barcelona since TNT Sport announces that Cavani should quite simply break his contract with Manchester United in the coming days before joining Catalonia. Next January, the Uruguayan international is expected to sign a one-and-a-half-year contract with FC Barcelona . The first six months, the player will receive a salary of 3.5M € gross. Subsequently, Cavani will see his remuneration increase to 4M € according to information from the Catalan journalist Gérard Romero . A proposal accepted by the player, who should sign his contract in the coming weeks and experience his first adventure in Spain.