Cavani on decision to join Man Utd and compares Premier League to Ligue 1

Edinson Cavani has revealed why he decided to join Manchester United after leaving PSG last summer.

The Uruguayan, reflecting on the transition period between clubs, admits that his brother, who is also his agent, kept all doors open before deciding on a move to Old Trafford.

“At that time, as I was free, many things were talked about,” he told ESPN Brazil. “My brother, as my representative, out of respect for the clubs, because, for work, they often called him and there were a lot of people, whether people from a club or another club to speak.

“He never closed any doors, out of respect, not necessarily because there was an interest in going.

“This opened up and made it possible for many people to start giving their opinion and saying that Cavani would go here or there.

“It was a time when there was a lot of talk and that where there were many comings and goings, something already more internal with my brother. And we decided to come to Manchester, it was something we had already been talking about, there was this interest, not today, but from a time close and a little further, something like five years.

“There was interest and we decided: 'No, let's go to this great club’.”

Cavani also insisted that he does not look at the differences in quality between football in France and England, but more in the preparation, which he admits aren’t actually much better in the Premier League.

“I believe that one of the things I have always said about football is that all leagues have different characteristics, and that is not why one is inferior to the other,” Cavani went on.

“Let us not forget that one of the last finalists in the Champions League was a French team.

“So, there are things that football, for me, is football, no matter where you play, who you play against. It matters how much you play, how much you put on the field, you dedicate.

“For me, it is pure competition, from all sides, with different characteristics.”

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“I don't see that in England things are better than in France, which is better than in Portugal.

“No, because you can face someone from Portugal and lose. Then, play against an English team and win.

“Football is football, even though today it has become a very big business, with teams depending on tickets to have economic power, with the marketing and visibility that one can have. They try to use this to show what each country can offer. But, for me, I already said what I think.”

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