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Journalist
Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
Arriving from Naples in 2013, Edinson Cavani left PSG seven years later to take charge of Manchester United. But the Uruguayan international could have returned to Ligue 1 in the summer of 2022. As Jean-Pierre Rivière indicated, he was close to signing up with OGC Nice.
A time top scorer in the history of PSG with 200 goals to his credit, a record since broken by Kylian Mbappé (256), Edinson Cavani left Paris in 2020, where he spent seven years. Left to Manchester Unitedthe Uruguayan international (136 caps) could have made his comeback in Ligue 1 two years later.
Cavani was close to joining OGC Nice
Free from any contract, Edinson Cavani had joined Valencewhere he ultimately spent only one season before signing with Boca Juniors. But before joining the Spanish club, the 37-year-old striker was close toOGC Niceas indicated by its president Jean-Pierre Rivère.
“If we had said yes, he would have come to us”
« Cavani is an extremely decent guy. At one point there was a little financial problem, and we had to say no. I think if we had said yes, he would have come to our house. I had shareholders, I reported the situation to them, and they told me yes or no “, declared Jean-Pierre Rivière on the set of The Evening Team.
