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Manchester United new signing Edinson Cavani has said it was a conversation with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that convinced him to join the club.
United set a deadline for the forward who joined the club on a two-year contract after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent in March.
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“Yes, I had a conversation with the manager and to be honest that also really encouraged me to come to United,” Cavani told the Manchester United website.
“We talked a little about the mental side of things, and a little bit about how you can prepare for each game, about what it is to compete, about what is important within a group, and you could say that we were very much in agreement on many of them. the things we talk about and discuss. Things like personal sacrifice, commitment to your teammates, creating a competitive spirit, thinking of others and competing together. All the things that I really like and appreciate,
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“I think when you quite agree on things like this and think similarly, I think it also makes you want to join a club even more, and then do your best, train hard and prepare in the best way.” way you can. “
Cavani, who has the third best goal record in Europe behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi since his debut in 2007, was a bright spot in what has been seen as a disappointing transfer window for United.
Sources have told ESPN that the club did not sign any of Solskjaer’s priority targets with deals for Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, Jack Grealish of Aston Villa, Dayot Upamecano of RB Leipzig and Nathan Ake of Bournemouth that did not materialize.
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United ranks 16th in the league after winning just one of its first three games. However, Cavani is eager to make his mark on the club and help them clear the table.
The 33-year-old will wear the number 7 jersey at United that has been worn by Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Ronaldo in the past.
“I will be very proud to wear Manchester United’s number 7 jersey,” Cavani told ESPN’s “90 Minutes.”
“Now I am going to prepare for this responsibility, I will do my best to be ready and enjoy it and I hope to leave my mark at Manchester United.
“I have a two-year contract with Manchester United. I want to give it my all here. I feel good.”
Source: espn.co.uk
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