A Boca Juniors great has revealed just how close Edinson Cavani came to joining them from Manchester United.
Former Blue and Gold midfielder Ariel Krasouski has spoken about the striker and how he almost moved back to South America before signing a new deal at Old Trafford.
Speaking to Olé (via Marca Claro ), the 1981 Metropolitano winner said: "I had the illusion that Cavani could arrive. Undoubtedly if the player was interested in reaching Boca, there were chances that it could be done. Cavani’s game is ideal for Boca.
“He is a player who has a goal, a striker who demands, that complicates and that also works for the team.”
Krasouski went on to mention that if Cavani opted to join the Blue and Gold, he would’ve been “an idol” at the club due to his style of play.
“If he came to Boca, he would be an idol after five or six games because Cavani’s style of play identifies a lot with the people of Boca,” Krasouski said. “He is a player that I thought could come. We would have to ask him or the Boca sports director.”
Interestingly the 65-year-old said there was an agreement between Cavani and Juan Román Riquelme before the striker renewed with United.
“Unfortunately, it did not materialize. I know that Riquelme and Cavani had already agreed on several things, as far as where he was going to live, but one day to the other changed his mind.”
Krasouski finished by sharing his thoughts on why he thinks Cavani opted to stay at United instead of joining the South American club.
“I think the fact that he started playing, scoring goals, and was tempted to stay was the trigger for which he stayed. He will have realized that he had one more year in Europe, and then he did come. To America and give himself the pleasure he wants,” Krasouski said.
“The fact of not playing with the public, I think also disappointed him a bit, he had said that he wanted to celebrate with the people, and the way it is played today, I couldn’t do it.”
