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title: "European giant ready to beat Man United and Arsenal to £16m striker"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/european-giant-ready-to-beat-man-united-and-arsenal-to-16m-striker/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2016-03-30T17:44:10Z"
modified: "2016-03-30T17:44:10Z"
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# European giant ready to beat Man United and Arsenal to £16m striker

![Cavani](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/4589970-500x318.jpg)Manchester United and Arsenal fans within the Transfer Tavern are bracing themselves for disappointment, after reports suggested the Premier League duo will be left empty-handed in the race for a quality striker.

[*TalkSport*](https://talksport.com/football/arsenal-and-manchester-united-miss-out-edinson-cavani-juventus-hope-land-psg-star-ps16m#gW9DD2qIZP8E8KY8.99)[states](https://talksport.com/football/arsenal-and-manchester-united-miss-out-edinson-cavani-juventus-hope-land-psg-star-ps16m#gW9DD2qIZP8E8KY8.99) Juventus are ready to beat the English pair to the signature of Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani, by offering a three-year deal to the Uruguayan worth a total of £16m.

Cavani, who has vast experience in Italian football having starred previously for Napoli, is set to leave PSG this summer as part of the French giant’s major rebuild- which is also seeing a certain Zlatan Ibrahimovic become available on a free transfer.

However, if either Manchester United or Arsenal are desperately keen to land the 29-year-old they shouldn’t find it too difficult to lure him to the Premier League, as[Juventus’ offer is worth a mere £85k-a-week.](https://talksport.com/football/arsenal-and-manchester-united-miss-out-edinson-cavani-juventus-hope-land-psg-star-ps16m#gW9DD2qIZP8E8KY8.99)

That would put him amongst the highest earners in Turin but it’s far below the £300k-a-week Manchester United pay Wayne Rooney.

**Do Man United and Arsenal need Cavani more than Juventus? Let us know in the comments below!**