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Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has asked to leave the club this month, sporting director Leonardo has confirmed.
Cavani has been consistently linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 giants of late, as he's fallen down the pecking order at the Parc des Princes following the summer acquisition of Mauro Icardi.
After PSG's win over Lorient in the Coupe de France on Sunday, Leonardo said the Uruguayan wants a fresh challenge after six-and-a-half years in Paris and noted that Atletico Madrid have already made their interest known, per Andrew Steel of Goal:
"We always said the same thing for Cavani.