Right after being announced as a new Manchester United player, Edinson Cavani revealed to the world why he nearly quit football.
Edinson Cavani hasn’t had the best 2020 as he just revealed that he nearly quit football completely this year. The Uruguay international was rejected by PSG and he was told that he needed to find himself a new club. But rejection isn’t the reason he seriously considered his future in this sport, COVID-19 was.
To those who don’t know, Cavani was diagnosed with the virus a few months back and he went through a difficult period in his life. When he got infected with the virus alongside his girlfriend, Cavani went into isolation in El Salto. During this period, the striker started thinking about his future and considered quitting football altogether.
Light at the end of the tunnel for Cavani.
Fortunately, Cavani and his girlfriend are completely recovered from their battle against COVID-19. “Your family’s health comes first,” Cavani told Argentine radio show ‘Dos de Punta’. “Of course I considered the idea of quitting football. It is true that I managed that option and that possibility to stop playing and stay in the countryside, dedicate myself to my life in the countryside.
“We have suffered through the coronavirus with my family and with my girlfriend. The truth is that it was bad because of the fear that it awakens. Thank God we recovered well and evolved well and here we are.”
“It is normal that anxiety begins to enter your mind,” Cavani continued. “The leagues had started to compete and of course, I wanted to have a team. There are things that are not given because they should not be given. I am of the idea that in life things come when they have to come and sometimes, no matter how much you want something, if it doesn’t have to happen, it doesn’t happen.
“There was a lot of uncertainty and anxiety. Days began to pass and I saw my family, friends and everyone wanting to know where I was going to play. We are here, happy with the decision and now I want to put on the shirt.”
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