Edinson Cavani – Napoli to Chelsea
Cavani has found himself a little spoiled for choice this summer. He has been yet another player who’s future has been held up by the Confederations Cup, though the choices on offer to him are literally the things dreams are made of.
Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea have all been making offers left, right and centre, though lately, after appearing to be out of the running, it is the latter who now seemingly have the edge.
Cavani is due to fly back to Napoli this week for talks with owner Aurelio De Laurentiis over his future, though he has insisted that he does not need to meet with the striker as nobody has yet met the release clause installed in the Uruguayan’s contract.
Manchester City have been reluctant to meet the £54 million asking price even though they are in desperate need of a new striker, whilst Real Madrid have become victims of their own ambition after declaring an interest in the likes of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale and Liverpool menace Luis Suarez.
Chelsea’s latest bid is still £11 million short of the asking price, but new boss Jose Mourinho is said to be keen on bringing the 26-year-old on board and will look to increase his offer after testing the water with a preliminary bid.
Cavani has admitted that he has found the speculation difficult to deal with; “At the beginning of the Confederations Cup, I did not believe the market rumours would have given me trouble. But, at the end, I admit they have disturbed me a little.”