(Reuters) – Manchester United interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick “desperately” needs to hold striker Edinson Cavani at Old Trafford till the top of the season regardless of reported curiosity from different golf equipment within the January switch window.
The 34-year-old Uruguay worldwide, whose contract expires at the top of June, has been linked with a transfer to Barcelona or Juventus.
“We have had fairly just a few conversations over the past couple of weeks… I instructed him from the very first day he’s a extremely necessary participant, he’s in all probability the one one who can play as a striker again to objective and face to objective,” Rangnick instructed a information convention forward of Monday’s Premier League conflict towards Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“His professionalism and his work ethic is simply wonderful. I instructed him that I desperately need him to stay and stay till the top of the season, and he is aware of that.”
Cavani, who joined United on a free switch from Paris St Germain in 2020, has scored twice in 10 video games in all competitions this season.
Rangnick added that ahead Anthony Martial had not been picked in latest weeks due to the Frenchman’s need to depart the membership this month.
“He made it very clear that he needs to depart and, in a approach, I can perceive his want… however it isn’t solely about what he needs to do but in addition a query of which form of golf equipment are curious about him. We have to wait and see. He will not be injured at the moment,” the German mentioned.
United are seventh within the league standings with 31 factors from 18 video games, six factors forward of Wolves in ninth.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; modifying by Clare Fallon)
