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title: "Manchester United: Fans fume at Edinson Cavani exit rumour"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-fume-at-edinson-cavani-exit-rumour/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2021-12-15T07:15:54Z"
modified: "2021-12-15T07:15:54Z"
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# Manchester United: Fans fume at Edinson Cavani exit rumour

**A number of Manchester United supporters are fuming after a report claimed Barcelona want to sign Edinson Cavani on a free transfer.**

The Uruguayan has become a hugely popular player at Old Trafford since joining from Paris Saint-Germain in 2020, [scoring 18 goals in 47 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/edinson-cavani/alletore/spieler/48280).

Despite this, Cavani has seen a lack of playing time come his way this season, with [only two Premier League starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/24328/Show/Edinson-Cavani) being handed to him between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.

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That has led to speculation surrounding the 34-year-old’s United future, especially as his current deal [expires](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/edinson-cavani/profil/spieler/48280) at the end of the season.

According to Spanish outlet [*Sport*](https://www.sport.es/en/) \[via [*Sport Witness*](https://twitter.com/Sport_Witness/status/1470693393588269058?s=20) on Twitter\], Barca are keen on signing Cavani in January but want United to sell him for free, which seems bizarre seeing as they could pen him to a pre-contract for the following summer.

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### Man United fans unhappy at Cavani rumour

It is an update that hasn’t gone down too well with these United fans on Twitter, who provided their thoughts on the matter.

**“Just the usual Catalan entitlement...”**

Credit: [@vxyq339](https://twitter.com/vxyq339/status/1470698762318360576?s=20)

**“They’re gonna need to run us Frenkie De Jong“**

Credit: [@MrMattyLee](https://twitter.com/MrMattyLee/status/1470694976115912707?s=20)

**“Pardon?“**

Credit: [@whatgumpdid](https://twitter.com/whatgumpdid/status/1470694581473890312?s=20)

**“Do they, aye?“**

Credit: [@hamezhill](https://twitter.com/hamezhill/status/1470693632571330563?s=20)

**“Give us Frenkie and then we can talk“**

Credit: [@M9068142625](https://twitter.com/M9068142625/status/1470711860471246850?s=20)

**“And I want a PS5 for free if I like how it performs @Sony”**

Credit: [@TarekTamo91](https://twitter.com/TarekTamo91/status/1470714245507657740?s=20)

***In other news, some United fans have reacted to another transfer rumour. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-transfer-rumours/manchester-united-fans-react-to-midfield-transfer-links/).***