Edinson Cavani's reason for not joining Chelsea or Man United revealed by his mother

Edinson Cavani created many headlines during winter transfer window. He was ready to leave PSG for a new club. Edinson Cavani was interested in joining Atletico Madrid. However, he was also linked with Premier League giants - Manchester United and Chelsea. Both United and Chelsea are in desperate need of a striker and Edinson Cavani would have easily matched ir requirements. However, Edinson Cavani rejected a move to English top-tier league. His mor has finally revealed reason behind it.  

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Cavani wanted to play under El Cholo

Berta Gomez (Edinson Cavani's mor) reasoned that his son didn't want to join a club just for sake of money. Gomez, in an interview with AS, stated, "Edinson didn't want money to be reason, because if it was about money, he would have gone to Manchester United, Chelsea or Inter Miami, who made a big offer for him."

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Berta Gomez furr added that Edinson Cavani (who has only six months left in his contract) can sign for Atletico Madrid in summer if club's president apologises to him. Edinson Cavani's mor accused Atletico Madrid's president of making false comments. Berta said, "We don't understand why Atletico Madrid's president said such nsense. It was out of place and it hurt us a lot. It is absolutely false to say that Walter Guglielmone (Cavani's bror and nt) asked for a fee from signing."

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Berta Gomez revealed reason for Cavani-Atleti deal falling off table. She said that PSG didn't want Edinson Cavani to leave. Secondly, Atletico never reached amount that PSG wanted. Berta furr added that Edinson Cavani did everything he could to go to Atletico Madrid. Cavani's mor stated that Uruguayan striker desperately wanted to play with Diego Simeone and he expressed that at every turn.

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