PSG Will Pay £54m Fee to Snatch Edinson Cavani From Chelsea: Nightly Soccer Report

The biggest signing of the summer so far appears close to being finalized as Paris Saint-Germain look set to seal a deal with Napoli to sign Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani for a whopping £54million.

According to the Evening Standard newspaper, “PSG sporting director Leonardo was in Naples last night to conclude the deal, although there has been a slight delay after the Serie A club asked for even more money at the last minute. Terms between Cavani and PSG have been agreed since March and he will sign a contract worth just over £160,000-a-week.”

If the deal goes through, this will be a blow to Chelsea and Manchester City who have both tried to sign Cavani this summer.

Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:

Ligue Un

• PSG will pay £54m fee to snatch Edinson Cavani from Chelsea — Evening Standard

Premier League

• Barcelona still yet to receive a bid for David Villa, Tottenham the front runners — 101GG
• Norwich linked to Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld — Sky Sports
• Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner in negotiations with Malaga, set to leave for €3m — 101GG
• Usain Bolt’s dream of playing for Man United is to come true at Ferdinand’s testimonial — The Sun

International soccer

• England’s women can go one step further and win at Euro 2013 in Sweden — The Guardian
• Uruguay stun favourites Spain 1-0 in extra time at U20 World Cup — 101GG
• England’s delusion exposed by dire results of Under-21s, U20s and U19s — The Guardian

Brazilian soccer

• Brazilian referee beheaded by spectators after he fatally stabs player — The Guardian

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