Edinson Cavani will bring passion to Manchester United and impart some valuable lessons on the club s young forwards, midfielder Fred says.
Cavani joined the Red Devils on a free transfer on deadline day, having left Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expired in June.
The Ligue 1 champions all-time record goalscorer could make his United debut on Saturday, with Anthony Martial still serving a suspension for the visit of Chelsea to Old Trafford.
Cavani played just 14 times in Ligue 1 in the 2019-20 campaign, scoring four goals and providing one assist, but he had reached at least 16 league goals in his six previous seasons in Paris.
The 33-year-old s combative qualities were still on display last term, Cavani averaging 2.7 duels per 90 minutes in the league, a better tally than PSG s preferred central striker Mauro Icardi.
Fred believes Cavani s experience will be hugely beneficial to new team-mates Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood as they look to improve.
He s a superb centre-forward, Fred told United Review. He plays for Uruguay, and he has scored a lot of goals for Paris Saint-Germain. I m sure he ll bring a lot of passion to the team. Watching him play, you see he s constantly battling, always looking to score. I m sure that he ll bring a lot to our group, our squad.
I m really rooting for this, that we can grow with his arrival, together with [Alex] Telles and Facundo [Pellistri]. Our group will develop a lot. It s going to be great, we hope he can help us score a lot of goals, help us fight. He s a very experienced player so his arrival is great news for our team.
Second training day, working hard.
Segundo día de entrenamiento, seguimos a full.
— Edi Cavani Official (@ECavaniOfficial)
Of course, Cavani is older, more experienced [than our other strikers], so I m sure Marcus, Mason and Anthony will learn from him in that position – as they do from Odion Ighalo, too. I watch the more experienced players in my position and I look to see what they re doing, right or wrong, to learn from them.
I m sure they [our forwards] will learn from Cavani as well, in the same way they have learnt from Odion and other centre-forwards. He s come to help, to add to the team, and I m certain he ll contribute a lot.
Tuesday s 2-1 victory over PSG in the Champions League saw Alex Telles make his first appearance for United since joining from Porto.
He s a great person, I spoke to him shortly before he signed for us, said Fred.
We had a good chat and he s a really relaxed guy, a good person and a great player. He had a superb season at Porto and has played for other clubs where he did really well.
I m convinced he ll add to and help the team and we ll make him very welcome here. I ll be here to help with whatever he needs, together with Bruno [Fernandes] and the other players here who speak good Portuguese. I m sure they ll help him too, and we ll work towards having a great season together.
