The signing of Cavani (33 years old) by Atlético is on the way to being one of the soap operas of the summer or rather, of the year, because the story began in the winter market. The Uruguayan is already free to sign for the club you want after ending his contract with PSG on June 30. The fact of not having to pay a transfer has attracted the attention of many clubs around the world, such as Juventus, Benfica, the Gremio and Atlético itself. However, to this day, his future remains unresolved.
Throughout the summer different teams have been giving up until only the rojiblanco club remained in the fight. First was the Benfica, than was very close to closing the signing and even Cavani traveled to Lisbon, but finally the high pretensions of the Uruguayan striker ruined the operation. Also the Juventus decided to look for other options, like Suárez, Dzeko, Milik and even Morata. And the last to fall off the list has been the Guild. Brazilians They had thought of the Uruguayan as their star incorporation for their 117th anniversary, which was held today. However, when the time comes, a member of its board has confirmed that Cavani will not join Porto Alegre club.
Specifically, he has been his vice president of football, Paulo Luz, which has released the news: “In a very frank and transparent way I announce that we will have no surprises on Tuesday. The only novelty on Tuesday is the trip to Chile to try to restart the Libertadores with the right foot ”. Also the Guild coach, Renato Gaucho, spoke about the issue of Cavani, assuring that “He is a player that everyone wants to have, but it is very expensive for the Guild. Cavani is the dream of any coach. Obviously it would be the ideal anniversary gift for the club, but we cannot dream. We had conversations and the numbers are high. Maybe Flamengo will do it ”.
Therefore, it seems that the colchoneros are left alone in the fight for Cavani and in Italy they see him very close to putting himself under Simeone's orders. And is that the agent Vincenzo D’Ippolito has declared in ‘Radio Kiss Kiss Naples’ when he asked about it: “Cavani? I think he will end up going to Atlético de Madrid”. We will see if this time the rojiblancos they are luckier than in January, when they negotiated with the player and his club to get to the Wanda Metropolitano, but the high salary that the player asked for and the high commission that his brother and representative requested, They caused the agreement to fall and there were reproaches from both parties. Both Atlético and Cavani they will have to make an effort now to reach a common point that ends with Cavani playing in Madrid, like has assured on occasion that it is his wish.