Cavani made his debut in Valencia, explained why he didn’t come to Boca and left an open door for the future

The Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani it was close to reaching Boca Juniors. If that door was opened it was due to the attacker’s personal desire to hang on the barbed wire of the Bombonera as did his compatriot Sergio. Butter Martínez in the 90s after screaming a goal.

The novel has had its ups and downs. And he always had the advantage due to the good relations between the former Manchester United and the vice president of Xeneize, Juan riquelme romano. However, beyond his personal desire, the Qatar 2022 World Cup ended up closing the possibility of his arrival in the country and Edinson opted for Valencia from Spain.

This Sunday, the Spanish team beat Celta de Vigo 3-0 in one of the matches corresponding to date 6 of the Spanish league, where the east was the owner. Until then he had not added minutes with the Mestalla club because he was not physically fit after a long time of inactivity.

But on Friday, a few hours after his debut with Valencia, he gave an interview to the Spanish newspaper Brand where he explained why he said no to Boca Juniors. “I was attracted to the Boca project, no doubt, but due to the World Cup, at this moment I have given priority to a future in Europeand particularly in Spain, “he told the press.

The Uruguayan striker, who was able to distinguish himself with the shirt of Palermo, Naples, Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United, among others, also thanked the boss of the Boca Football Council and left the door open to the future: “We thanked Roman Riquelme very much and you never know what will happen in the future“.

Furthermore, the Uruguayan striker confessed that the Spanish tournament has always been a pending debt on his personal account: “We had the goal of coming to Spain, we wanted to live the experience of playing in this league”.

Speaking of the group that Gennaro Gattuso currently heads, and to which he arrived as a free agent, he explained: “You know what Valencia means and what it is. It’s a club with great fans, which when you say it sounds like a great club and all those things that make you vibrate and that made me play football. We made the decision we wanted and that is why we are happy and happy. “

Obviously the 35-year-old striker wants to reach the World Cup in Qatar with a touch of Europe. It has been widely speculated that with Luis Suárez’s arrival at the Nacional de Uruguay, Cavani could also settle in South America. Finally, he decided to continue in the Old Continent. In the Uruguay national team, Liverpool player Darwin Núñez appears to be the new owner of the lead.

The Uruguayan striker started in the 3-0 win over Eduardo Coudet’s Celta de Vigo and enjoyed it to the fullest. He has also received praise from his he DT Gennaro Gattuso. But he failed to score on his debut.

Samu Castillejo, André Almeida and Brazilian Marco de Sousa, the very one who replaced the Uruguayan in the 25th minute of the second half, shouted at Valencia’s goals in the home win.

The last official match that Cavani had played before leaving Manchester United was with Celeste: it was June 11 in the 5-0 victory against Panama, in what was the farewell of the Uruguayan national team headed to Qatar and in which Edinson scored a suspender. And in terms of club competition, he hasn’t added minutes for nearly four months: since May 22, in the 0-1 against Manchester United. the Crystal Palace.