Although he has begun training, Edinson Cavani has not travelled with the Man Utd squad to Paris for the Champions League match with PSG. Pre-game, Thomas Tuchel expressed his sadness that the Uruguayan was not with PSG for the final eight in Lisbon.
Edinson Cavani left PSG hurt and before time because the club did not extend his contract until the end of the Champions League in August. This Tuesday, the striker could have seen his former employers again, but that will not happen after all.
According to the English media, the striker has been left out of the Man Utd side to face the Parisians in the Champions League. It comes just two days after he had quarantined for 14 in England.,
It was going to be one of the interesting aspects of the match, but his absence did not prevent Thomas Tuchel from sending him a message. In the press conference prior to the game, the PSG coach was upset with the way the club's highest ever goalscorer departed the club.
"Cavani's departure from PSG was not disappointing, but it was sad. I would have liked the whole team to have been in the final eight in Portugal. Cavani was decisive for us against Dortmund," the German said.
He continued: "Cavani remains the highest ever goalscorer at PSG, a playert with a great personality and a fantastic player who has written history at this club.