Edinson Cavani was in Paris on Monday to finalise his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, with sources close to the deal saying his €64-million price tag would break the French record.
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The 26-year-old Napoli forward, who was Serie A top scorer last season with 29 goals, landed in Paris on Monday morning before heading to a top city hotel.
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Late morning, outgoing PSG sporting director Leonardo was seen leaving the luxury hotel with an advisor of the Uruguay player, who is nicknamed "The Matador".
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Cavani will have to pass a medical before putting pen to paper, with a five-year deal expected, according to PSG sources.
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Should the South American sign a contract with the French champions, he will line up alongside his former Napoli teammate Ezequiel Lavezzi, of Argentina.
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The current French Ligue 1 transfer record was set earlier this year, when Colombia forward Radamel Falcao signed for Monaco from Atletico Madrid for a figure estimated at nearly 60 million euros.
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PSG meanwhile sought to silence rumours that have been flying in the Catalan sporting press since last week about a possible departure of the Brazil central defender Thiago Silva to Barcelona.
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Silva's agent, Paulo Tonieto, was quoted as saying on PSG's official website: "Thiago is a PSG player. He has a contract and he will respect it.
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"The rumours are the same as the ones last year but Thiago Silva is a PSG player and he'll see out his conttract with his club."
I was actually expecting Cavani to come to an English club...That would be good for his football career cos they have more viwership!