Edinson Cavani has confessed that he would have asked to leave Manchester United last summer if he had known the club planned to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo had spent the summer being linked with a move to cross-town rivals Manchester City
and the expectancy was that he would end up there, only for United to swoop in at the last minute and strike a deal to bring the Portugal international back to Old Trafford.
The transfer came out of nowhere, and speaking to ESPN, Cavani admited he was unsure how to feel about the signing.
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Cavani:
“To be honest, the moment it happened, I thought it was good that United signed Cristiano,
but knowing about the world of football today, the first thing I did was call my brother [and agent, Walter Fernando Guglielmone] and say:
‘Fernando, if this had happened a week ago, I would have asked you to find a new club for me.”
“That’s not because I didn’t want to play with Cristiano Ronaldo. Of course not.
I had the opportunity to meet him, he’s a great professional and scored a lot of goals.
That’s perfect for a sportsman. But as I say, after years in football, I know how things are these days.
That’s why I called my brother.
“It was more about understanding the situation.
Not because I would lose my place in Manchester, but because there are a lot of
things in football today that are different from how they were with other coaches, how it was before, years ago.
“It happened so suddenly. At no time did I have any feeling [that Ronaldo was returning].
I was thinking about the season ahead.”
