Barcelona tried to sign Cavani from under Atlético's noses

'L'Équipe' affirms that due to the injury of Luis Suárez, Barcelona scanned the market in search of an attacker. And they thought about Edinson Cavani of PSG.

According to this source, Barca tried to sign him on 31st January. Barca sources sounded out the possibility of adding the Uruguayan to their ranks.

However, Cavani said "no". The reason? He didn't want to compete with his international teammate Luis Suárez. And he knew that, in principle, Luis Suarez would not be able to play until April.

Cavani's priority was always Atlético Madrid. In fact, there was an agreement between the parties. An exaggerated request from the player's agent caused the negotiations between the parties to break down.

La Liga could have been Cavani's destination. Barcelona tried to snatch him from Atlético... but neither side managed to get the Urguyan to swap France for Spain.