Cavani set to seal Valencia transfer as Gattuso reveals transfer talks
Valencia expect to complete the signing of former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, according to head coach Gennaro Gattuso.
Cavani has been without a club since leaving United as a free agent in July, having scored 12 goals in 41 Premier League appearances during a two-year spell at Old Trafford.
>The Uruguay international's 200 goals for PSG make him their all-time top scorer, and he has turned down a return to Ligue 1 after attracting interest from Nice earlier this month.
>Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere says Cavani's desire to move to Spain was the reason those transfer talks fell through, and the 35-year-old now looks set to fulfill his goal. wish.
Speaking ahead of Monday's clash with Atletico Madrid in La Liga, Gattuso said: "I am optimistic by nature, we are working, talking, I think we have possibilities.
"[Valencia owner] Peter Lim is working hard, and I think we will sign Cavani because Lim, at the moment, is very confident in the possibility.
"When we talk about Cavani, he's not a normal player, he played for big clubs and at the highest level for a long time. He's 35 but he has an incredible mentality, I'm talking about the game technique, not money, it's not a problem, there are two different things.
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"The problem is that a lot of people are talking in an operation and it's not easy to close it in two minutes.
"We have been working on it for two or three weeks, but we will wait and hopefully it will close in a positive way for us. We have done everything to solve it and I hope the signing will be closed.< /p>
"We are talking about a champion, a footballer who has played in top teams, I am also delighted that he is coming here."
Los Che, who picked up three points from their opening two league games this season, are also set to agree another loan deal for Tottenham's Bryan Gil, who spent the second half of last campaign at the Mestalla.< /p>
Gattuso has revealed he believes the deal will be done when Spurs bring in a replacement, adding the young playmaker is '99 per cent' likely to make the move.
Valencia expect to complete the signing of former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, according to head coach Gennaro Gattuso.
Cavani has been without a club since leaving United as a free agent in July, having scored 12 goals in 41 Premier League appearances during a two-year spell at Old Trafford.
>The Uruguay international's 200 goals for PSG make him their all-time top scorer, and he has turned down a return to Ligue 1 after attracting interest from Nice earlier this month.
>Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere says Cavani's desire to move to Spain was the reason those transfer talks fell through, and the 35-year-old now looks set to fulfill his goal. wish.
Speaking ahead of Monday's clash with Atletico Madrid in La Liga, Gattuso said: "I am optimistic by nature, we are working, talking, I think we have possibilities.
"[Valencia owner] Peter Lim is working hard, and I think we will sign Cavani because Lim, at the moment, is very confident in the possibility.
"When we talk about Cavani, he's not a normal player, he played for big clubs and at the highest level for a long time. He's 35 but he has an incredible mentality, I'm talking about the game technique, not money, it's not a problem, there are two different things.
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A post shared by Edinson Cavani (@cavaniofficial21)
"The problem is that a lot of people are talking in an operation and it's not easy to close it in two minutes.
"We have been working on it for two or three weeks, but we will wait and hopefully it will close in a positive way for us. We have done everything to solve it and I hope the signing will be closed.< /p>
"We are talking about a champion, a footballer who has played in top teams, I am also delighted that he is coming here."
Los Che, who picked up three points from their opening two league games this season, are also set to agree another loan deal for Tottenham's Bryan Gil, who spent the second half of last campaign at the Mestalla.< /p>
Gattuso has revealed he believes the deal will be done when Spurs bring in a replacement, adding the young playmaker is '99 per cent' likely to make the move.
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