Ex-Man Utd star Edinson Cavani set to join Valencia on free transfer move after rejecting Real Sociedad offer
FORMER Manchester United star Edinson Cavani is set to join Valencia.
The striker, 35, is available on a free transfer this summer after his contract expired after two years at Old Trafford.
He has attracted interest from several clubs including Boca Juniors but looks set to stay in Europe.
Valencia have offered Cavani a two-year deal and the striker is discussing the final details of the contract according to .
Real Sociedad were also interested in signing the Uruguayan but were only willing to offer a one-year deal.
Because of that Cavani has opted for Valencia, and is set to undergo a medical before sealing a transfer.
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Valencia manager Gennaro Gattuso confirmed his club are on the verge of signing Cavani with owner Peter Lim working to complete a deal.
He said: "I am optimistic by nature, we are working, speaking, I think that we have chances.
"Peter Lim is working a lot and I think that we are going to sign Cavani because Lim has a lot of belief in those chances at the moment.
"When you speak of Cavani, he is not a normal player, he has played at great clubs and at the top level for a long time.
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"He is 35, but he has an incredible mentality, I am speaking about the technical part, not the money, that is not my problem and they are two different things.
"The problem is that a lot of people talk during an operation and it cannot be closed in two minutes."