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Chelsea target Cavani verbally agrees to join Atletico Madrid before winter transfer deadline

Paris Saint Germain striker Edinson Cavani has verbally agreed to join Atletico Madrid before the January transfer window slams shut.

Goal has learned that Atletico will submit a final offer for the 32-year-old on Monday, with a view to finalising a deal later in the week.

Sources have also relayed that "the operation is still complicated", as the club originally tabled an offer of €10 million (£8m/$11m) but saw that rejected by sporting director Leonardo.

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Should PSG snub a second bid, Cavani's future will still be very much up in the air, with Chelsea and Manchester United also thought to be interested in securing his services when he becomes a free agent at the end of the season.