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Manchester United youngster Facundo Pellistri has praised Edinson Cavani’s role in helping him settle.
The summer signing has so far trained with the under-23 clubs as they prepare him for first-team action.
United spent just £ 10 million to sign the 19-year-old from Peñarol.
That same day they also incorporated Cavani, who was a free agent after leaving PSG.
Both are the only Uruguayans on the Red Devils team, but the former Napoli player is no stranger to joining new clubs.
For Pellistri, although it is the first time and he has been in regular contact with Cavani, who has provided him with constant support.
He told MUTV: “It has been amazing training with guys like Rashford, Pogba, Mata and Edi [Cavani], which is a very good friend of mine. It’s amazing to me because I saw them on TV and now I’m practicing with them.
“The intensity, the quality they have, it’s great for me to play with them and I improve a lot.
“I talk to Edi all the time and he is a very nice person. He is always trying to be close to me, giving me advice and everything I need. He is there to help me and that is very important to me. I am very happy with that.
“I know he is one of the best players in the world and one of the best Uruguay players of all time, but he is also a very nice person.”
Cavani has already proven his mettle at United with several impressive performances, including a two-goal display in the victory at Southampton.
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Pellistri could soon join him with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer watching him for first-team action.
And the teenager now feels at home in Manchester after moving in three months ago.
He added: “I am settled here. Thanks to my colleagues and obviously my family from Uruguay, now I feel at home in this country, which is completely new to me.
“Most of the South American teammates are the ones I’m closest to, but obviously I’m fine with everyone.
“All the teammates here are very nice, in the first team, and also the U-23s that I started playing with. I’ve met a lot of guys who were very nice to me and that’s very important.
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