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Publication date: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:33
Manchester United’s new player Edinson Cavani believes his new teammate Facundo Pellistri has a lot to offer at Old Trafford this season.
The two Uruguayans arrived on the day of the deadline, but at very different ends of their careers.
At 33, Cavani He’s in the twilight of his career and his one-year contract, plus the option of another 12 months, will likely be the end of his career.
Pellestri, 18, by contrast, is just embarking on his career and Cavani says the young man has “a lot to learn.” However, it also says that the “mischievous nature” of the extreme means that it can have an impact on this term.
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“Pellistri is a young boy and I really love the way he plays the game, “said Cavani United’s official website.
“He is the typical South American footballer who has that mischievous character in his game, and the way he lives his football is a bit like, as we say in Uruguay, being in ‘el campito’, as we call it, a makeshift pitch where you feel like to have fun with your classmates or with whoever.
“He is a young man who has a lot to learn but also has a lot to offer. He has already shown what he can do in Peñarol in the games in which he appears.
“I liked him since he debuted with the first team in Peñarol, I liked him a lot. He comes here to the club, undoubtedly determined to learn and mature as a player, but also to make a good contribution here.
“Learning his trade here will also be a great experience for him. So it will be good to meet him and travel together on this journey in this new chapter for both of us. “
Not afraid of hard work
Meanwhile, Cavani says he’s ready to roll up his sleeves at Old Trafford.
Cavani said: “I’m very calm and relaxed off the field, very relaxed. I’m a little calmer. On the field I love to compete and do the best I can.
“I do not like lose. That is a trait that I have in daily life, I don’t like to lose, but on the field when you are competing, that is even more difficult to accept.
“So that’s it, I like to compete, that’s very true, but hey, I’m a good competitor, I think. I am one of those who work hard in life.
“I always say the same thing: I work hard in soccer and I work hard in everyday life. I always try to take things and see things from that point of view. “
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