Benfica denies a meeting of its president to sign Cavani

Edinson Cavani is one of the free players on the market. The striker ended his bond with PSG on June 30 and is free to sign a new contract with another team. In Portugal there had been talk of the possibility that the striker would wear the Benfica shirt. However, To ball he quotes sources from the club of the eagles to deny any meeting between Luis Filipe Vieira, president of the Benfica, and the agents of the charrúa and encrypt the salary that Cavani asks for in 20 million euros per season. A complicated fact for those of Da Luz.

He Benfica The season will finish second in the Portuguese League after Porto. The Lisbon club announced the hiring of Jorge Jesús to occupy his bench next season.

Cavani and Atlético

The Uruguayan international sounded with great force in the winter market to sign for the Atlético de Madrid. His arrival was taken for granted to the point that the rojiblanco club already had the yes of PSG but his agents wanted to include bonuses for the transfer and the operation ended up breaking down.

Cavani stayed at PSG and the season ended after the suspension of football in France due to the coronavirus. The Charrúa did not want to extend his contract beyond June 30, so he will not play in the Champions League quarterfinals, the Coupe de France or the League Cup finals. The striker was pleased with his final decision: “I'm glad I stayed, of course. Paris has given me a lot.”