Gary Neville is delighted with the news that Edinson Cavani has signed a new contract with Manchester United and expects his former club to get Jadon Sancho this summer.
Cavani extended his stay at Old Trafford to June 2022 having had an excellent debut season in the Premier League.
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And Neville hailed the impact the 34-year-old has had on the club, admitting he was sceptical when Man United signed him on deadline day in October.
“It’s massive news,” Neville told Sky Sports. “I think I was one of the I suppose sceptics when Manchester United signed him.
“Thinking about how previous transfer windows had gone in the last six or seven years, they’d signed players late on that didn’t look to be part of the plan, desperation, didn’t get the main targets like Sancho having chased him all summer and we were left with Cavani at the end.
“He’s been absolutely sensational in every single way. Forget the goals, his attitude, his commitment and his impact on the other players like Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.
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“Manchester United can press better when he’s there, he’s a better target man to hit.
“This is a throwback, a classic centre forward who makes brilliant runs, runs you would’ve been taught 20 years ago.”
However, Neville warned that Cavani signing a new deal means the Red Devils probably won’t sign either Harry Kane or Erling Haaland, who have been heavily linked with moves away from their respective clubs.
But Neville expects them to sign Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund teammate Jadon Sancho and that will be that as far as their summer business is concerned.
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Neville added that signing Kane or Haaland wouldn’t match the club’s business model in recent seasons.
“I don’t think they will sign another striker,” Neville said. “I haven’t got the contacts at the club I used to have, it’s my assumption.
“They’ve been desperate for Sancho and were criticised for not signing him but they could look exceptionally smart if they get him this summer for half the price.
“If United were to sign Kane, and Sancho as an example, then will Cavani play? Will Greenwood emerge? Will he have the growth that Man United want for him? Where will that leave Rashford? Where does Pogba fit in?
“I think Sancho comes in, he’ll play on the right hand side with a potential back-up of Greenwood. Up front you’ve got Cavani and Greenwood and they’ll want Greenwood to come through because he’s outstanding. On the left you’ve got Rashford and Martial.
“If you sign a Kane or a Haaland, which is what’s being mooted, I don’t think that basically works for Manchester United the way in which they’ve recruited in the last few years.
“I think it’s Sancho and that’s their business done.”
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