5 jaded stars who desperately need a move to progress
Making the wrong move in football can be a deadly mistake. Whether it happens on the field of play or off it, the destination matters little because a footballer’s career has become an increasingly fragile substance with each passing year. Sometimes the hammer blow can arrive through an unexpected injury, on other occasions it can come as a result of a rush of blood to the head in a heated altercation with an opponent, and then there are those times when it can come through the wrong decision via the transfer market. Especially when agents are not acting in the best interests of those they represent. Players’ ambitions and desires can sometimes ruin a good thing with a move away from stability and familiarity. In short, ambition is sometimes the enemy of success. Of course, it can work in your favour, too, especially when you’re not getting what you want out of your current role – but the fact remains that it is a highly crucial factor in today’s modern climate where transfers can happen in the blink of an eye when the money is right. So, let’s take a look at five footballers who could do with a move in the coming months as they look to breathe new life into their faltering careers.
#5 Edinson Cavani
It might seem like an odd suggestion at first glance, but Edinson Cavani has more than enough reasons to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Although it’s rarely been suggested as a problem of late in the last few weeks, there have been sparks of discontent between himself and the club at points during his career in Ligue 1 to date.
Feuds have bubbled and lingered, and there has always been a certain degree of uncertainty about just how happy the forward may or may not be at the club – so a fresh start would allow him to escape a lot of that potential mess.
Of course, Manchester United have been linked with bringing him on board, according to TalkSPORT, and it’s easy to see why they desperately need a striker as good as him. With Radamel Falcao now gone to Chelsea in an effort to inspire himself again alongside Diego Costa, Van Gaal’s charges now only have two recognised strikers in their ranks and those are Wayne Rooney and the fresh-faced James Wilson.
Indeed, that’s another massive draw for Cavani. He could quickly become a figurehead at Old Trafford; he could be the main man to grab their goals and power their way to another Premier League title victory. At Parc des Princes, it’s almost as if Cavani has lived under the dominant presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for too long.
Despite the fact that they both enjoyed a good season in 2014/15 on the goals front, with the 28-year-old even scoring more goals than Ibrahimovic in the Champions League with six compared to just two, but United would offer him a starring role.
It’s going to be interesting to see whether he takes it or not.