Manchester, United Kingdom): Manchester United interim manager Ralph Rangnik have ruled out the possibility of losing Addison Cavani this month. Uruguay has scored 19 goals in 49 matches Red Devil Since joining the free transfer in October 2020.
However, the 34-year-old’s time in England has also been marred by injury problems and a controversial ban last season, which the English Football Association deemed racist language in social media posts.
Cavani, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to Barcelona, but Rangnik highlighted his importance despite having the money to choose from attacking options.
“We talked about Eddie and he knows I definitely won’t let him go,” Rangnik said on Monday ahead of United’s Premier League clash with Wolves.
“For me, he’s a hugely important player for the rest of the season, still playing in three competitions, so we’ll definitely need Eddie.
“I’d rather have another Eddie but it’s clear to me that Eddie has to stay.”
Cavani first led Rangnik in a 3-1 win over Burnley on Thursday.
And the German believes he and Cristiano Ronaldo can form a powerful partnership, despite having a combined age of 70.
On Cavani, Rangnik said, “He is probably the only person who can play goals and face-to-face as a striker.”
“His professionalism, his work ethic is amazing and I told him I want him to stay till the end of the season. He knows it.
“He also knows how much I value him and how much I respect him, and that’s why I played him (against Burnley) with Cristiano from the very beginning.”
Anthony Martial is one of United’s forward options, set to move to Sevilla in January, reportedly close to agreeing a loan deal for the French international.
Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata And Donny van de Beek could go on in search of even more first-team action.
But with United squads recovering from the coronavirus outbreak, Rangnik said they may have to retain a larger pool of players for the second half of the season. covid Idea.
“Our team is probably a little too big in terms of numbers,” Rangnik said.
“But we still have covid, we have three competitions, as I said, and I think we could have done without covid many times with a bigger squad.”
However, the 34-year-old’s time in England has also been marred by injury problems and a controversial ban last season, which the English Football Association deemed racist language in social media posts.
Cavani, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to Barcelona, but Rangnik highlighted his importance despite having the money to choose from attacking options.
“We talked about Eddie and he knows I definitely won’t let him go,” Rangnik said on Monday ahead of United’s Premier League clash with Wolves.
“For me, he’s a hugely important player for the rest of the season, still playing in three competitions, so we’ll definitely need Eddie.
“I’d rather have another Eddie but it’s clear to me that Eddie has to stay.”
Cavani first led Rangnik in a 3-1 win over Burnley on Thursday.
And the German believes he and Cristiano Ronaldo can form a powerful partnership, despite having a combined age of 70.
On Cavani, Rangnik said, “He is probably the only person who can play goals and face-to-face as a striker.”
“His professionalism, his work ethic is amazing and I told him I want him to stay till the end of the season. He knows it.
“He also knows how much I value him and how much I respect him, and that’s why I played him (against Burnley) with Cristiano from the very beginning.”
Anthony Martial is one of United’s forward options, set to move to Sevilla in January, reportedly close to agreeing a loan deal for the French international.
Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata And Donny van de Beek could go on in search of even more first-team action.
But with United squads recovering from the coronavirus outbreak, Rangnik said they may have to retain a larger pool of players for the second half of the season. covid Idea.
“Our team is probably a little too big in terms of numbers,” Rangnik said.
“But we still have covid, we have three competitions, as I said, and I think we could have done without covid many times with a bigger squad.”
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