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De Laurentiis confirms Arsenal target can only leave for £54M

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Edinson CavaniDespite wanting to keep Edinson Cavani at Napoli, the president of the Serie A club, Aurelio De Laurentiis admits interested clubs can have him if a £54 million offer is tabled.

The 25-year-old Uruguayan is arguably one of the most in-demand strikers in world football at present and has been in sensational form for the Naples club this season, scoring 27 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions.

As a result, many top European clubs have been monitoring the availability of the striker, but Napoli have been able to keep hold of their prized asset for at least until the end of the season.

De Laurentiis recently admitted that the club rejected two big-money offers for Cavani and insists the player is keen to stay put as well.

He said:

‘I am ready to do everything to retain Cavani at Napoli.

‘It’s not just about money to keep him here – he believes in our project, that’s what really matters.

‘We have rejected an offer of £47m, which wasn’t from Real Madrid, whose bid was less than £43m.

‘His clause is £54m and interested clubs know that.’

Arsenal have previously been linked with a move for Cavani, with the player stating during the January transfer window that he is unaware of their interest.

Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger did admit that The Gunners were tracking the Uruguay international in January, but, as far as we know, the Frenchman didn’t take his interest further.

However, with his release clause standing at £54 million, I think its fair to say that we can rule ourselves out of the running for Cavani’s signature.

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  • Sparta Kenya says:

    That us out of head spending on 1 player. We still out play the big spenders with our atlist 12 m players which means we aren’t so far frm winning the epl.we should the just spent that cash on the most needed areas ie. a 20M striker,a playmaker n a DM n we are ready to storm EPL with a surprise.

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