3 Reasons Why Cavani To Manchester United Is A Bad Idea

Manchester United has been mooted as a possible destination in case Edinson Cavani does decide to move again in the summer. However, here are 3 reasons why this move is a bad idea for all the parties concerned.

1. It’s simply too costly

Cavani joined PSG from Napoli for €64 million last summer. That is a huge sum of money, even for the seemingly endless funds of the oil sheiks bankrolling PSG. So, any move would mean that at least a similar amount would have to change hands meaning that United would have to stump up over £50m on only one player.

Even if we assume that United have enough funds to make the deal happen, the entire squad needs strengthening assuming a lot of the deadwood in the squad will be moved on in the summer. So, spending that kind of money on one player would limit the ability to rebuild the squad, something that United are in desperate need of, despite the new sponsorship deals that United signed recently.

2. Too early to throw in the towel

Cavani is upset about playing in a wider role at PSG given the fact that a certain Zlatan Ibrahimovic occupies center stage at the Parisian club. While Cavani has been effective, as his 21 goals in 31 appearance for PSG would suggest, he would prefer to play in a more central role.

However, as Uruguayan national team coach Pablo Correa said:

“It would be a bad idea for him [Cavani] to go.

“I’m hearing it said that he’s unhappy at PSG but Cavani doesn’t have an arrogant or egocentric personality like some big stars.

“The proof is that he’s very quickly adapted to [PSG manager] Laurent Blanc’s system.”

Cavani is playing at a club which is expected to dominate European football in the near future and moving away from such a place seems like a bad idea, especially when he’s still able to find the back of the net on a consistent basis.

3. No Champions League football

While Manchester United would in an ideal world want to bring the big Uruguayan to Old Trafford and build a new team around him, taking him there right now is a bigger challenge simply due to one fact- there is likely to be no Champions League football next season.

United are currently in seventh place, three points off sixth placed Tottenham and twelve points off fourth placed Manchester City who have one game in hand over United. With only ten games to go, it will take nothing short of a miracle for United to qualify for the Champions League.

There is no chance that Cavani, a player approaching his prime and regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, would decide to waste one year at United without the opportunity to play in Europe’s elite club competition.