Free to find himself a new club in the summer after Paris Saint-Germain decided to move on from his services, Edinson Cavani chose, after much deliberation, to give the Premier League a go with Manchester United.
Following in the footsteps of his former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the likes of Radamel Falcao, the Uruguayan had a relatively slow start to his campaign in England, but things have turned around a bit since.
Scoring two very important goals away to Southampton to give Manchester United the win, the striker is slowly but surely settling in a league made for his qualities.
However, he also had the chance to return to Italy, where he spent many happy years at Napoli before his Parisian adventure.
Speaking to Mondo Napoli, the striker was asked if there is anything he wanted to say to the Naples fanbase.
He replied: “Only thank you. I will always be grateful to them. It’s for this reason that I said no to many Italian clubs including Juventus, who called me often, and Inter too. I couldn’t do such a thing to the Neapolitans. If I think of Naples, I think of joy, because I know that I have done so much for them and they continue to pay tribute to me”.
Spending three seasons at Napoli, Edinson Cavani scored 104 goals in 138 appearances for the Serie A side, adding 14 assists to his tally as well.
