PSG would demand over £60million for wantaway striker Cavani, claims Laurens

Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Talksport.co.uk

Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal would have to fork out over £60million for reported target Edinson Cavani, according to talkSPORT’s French football expert Julien Laurens.

The forward is thought to be unhappy with his role at current club Paris Saint-German, where he is often forced to play out of position and play second fiddle to star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and is keen on a move away from the French champions.

Cavani sealed a £55million switch to PSG last summer following his emphatic goalscoring form at Italian side Napoli, and helped Laurent Blanc’s side win a second successive Ligue 1 title in his debut season.

But despite the team’s success, the 27-year-old has gone largely under the radar since his arrival and again he failed to impress during Uruguay’s World Cup campaign.

Recently emerged rumours have suggested the Premier League is the wantaway striker’s preferred destination.

And while Laurens reveals the likes of United and Chelsea have already held talks with the agent, he admits any team would have to pay over the odds for the out-of-form frontman.

"Cavani isn’t happy about his situation at PSG,” Laurens told Kick Off.

"He wants to play in his preferred position, but it’s pretty clear that at PSG Ibrahimovic will always be first-choice central player.

"He doesn’t want to be stuck on the wing anymore, so his brother - who is also his agent - has been knocking on doors in the Premier League.

"He has spoken to Chelsea and Manchester United, who they first talked to back in January, but if PSG were to sell him they probably wouldn’t sell for less than €70million [around £62million].

"If a team would be happy to pay that money then I think Cavani would be ready to talk, but such a high figure may put a lot of teams off.”