Montevideo (AFP)

Paris striker SG Edinson Cavani arrived in Uruguay on Thursday and is scheduled to return to his hometown of Salto, where he will remain in quarantine, while competition is interrupted in France by the coronavirus pandemic.

"We hope everything can work out," Cavani told local Canal 4 television when he arrived at Carrasco Montevideo airport.

Paris SG announced Sunday that it has suspended its activities for an "indefinite" period.

The Brazilian Neymar, Cavani's partner in the Parisian club, has already joined Brazil, like his compatriot Thiago Silva.

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