Man Utd to be offered Eintracht Frankurt striker Andre Silva for £30m but transfer will only happen if Cavani leaves
MANCHESTER UNITED could be offered Eintracht Frankfurt striker Andre Silva in the summer if Edinson Cavani’s contract is not renewed.
Silva’s agent Jorge Mendes is hoping to orchestrate the move with Frankfurt needing to raise funds to buy back Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic.
Portuguese international Silva has been on fire in the Bundesliga this season with 18 goals in 20 appearances – second only to Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski in the scoring charts.
The 25-year-old has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the past after leaving Porto to join AC Milan in 2017 for £32m.
Since then, loan switches to Sevilla and then Frankfurt saw him sign for the latter in September, but England remains a luring attraction.
The deal – which could be worth up to £30m in pandemic times – is with bringing Jovic back to the club in mind.
Jovic, 23, left for Madrid in 2019 for £51m after scoring 36 goals over two seasons in all competitions for Frankfurt.
But he became unsettled and an outcast in Spain.
He is now back on loan with Frankfurt after returning in the January window, and the German club need the funds to stump up the cash to make it permanent in the summer.
But this three-way move relies on what Man Utd decide to do with Cavani in the coming months.
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The Uruguayan forward, 34, joined the Red Devils in October on a one-year deal with an option to extend that by another year.
He has impressed boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with his attitude and professionalism, as well as a return so far of six league goals in 17 appearances.
But injuries in recent weeks could persuade Ole and United not to take the risk on the ageing star – and have just three months to make a decision on his future.
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