Uruguayan attacker Edinson Cavani "has asked to go" to Atlético de Madrid in the current market in January, the Brazilian Leonardo, sports director of Paris Saint-Germain , acknowledged on Sunday.
"It is true that today (Sunday) has asked to leave. We study the situation. It is also true that we had a proposal from Atlético Madrid , but we do not accept it because we believe it does not reach the player's value," Leonardo said in the mixed zone afterwards. PSG's victory over Lorient (2nd division) 1-0 in the round of 16 of the French Cup.
The PSG does not want to part with Cavani , but is "listening because there is a lot of respect for the player," Leonardo explained, referring to the attacker who signed 198 goals with the club's shirt.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel was asked about a possible exit from the Cavani club.
"I've said it many times, I'm not going to repeat the same thing. If we want to achieve our goal (win titles), it's better to have Edi, " he replied. "Go talk about it with Leonardo. With me you can talk about this game. I think about this game and tomorrow's training (Monday)," he said.
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