PSG edge ahead of Chelsea and City in race to land Cavani after bidding £43m for striker

Chelsea and Manchester City will have to smash the British transfer record if they want to sign Napoli striker Edinson Cavani after French giants Paris Saint-Germain made a £43million bid for the Uruguayan.



Cavani is wanted by both Chelsea and City but PSG's bid will mean they will have to up their attempts to land the striker.

PSG's bid is short of the £53.9m figure Napoli want which will also cover the tax on the deal.

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Lethal: Edinson Cavani netted two goals against Italy in Uruguay's Confederations Cup play-off

But Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said Cavani will not be sold for any less than his asking price - about £54million.

He told Sky Sports News: 'We have not had a direct offer from PSG.

'Napoli is a very rich club and we comply with financial fair play. We don't need to sell any of our players.

'If someone wants to buy Cavani, they must pay 63 million euros, net - not one euro less than 63 million euros.

'Otherwise we will be happy to keep Cavani, he has a contract until 2017.'



Real Madrid have yet to match the offer and Cavani admitted last week that the speculation is getting to him.



He said: 'At the beginning of the Confederations Cup, I did not believe the market rumours would have given me trouble. But, at the end, I admit they have disturbed me a little.'

Chelsea paid a British record fee of £50m for Fernando Torres in January 2011.



VIDEO: Watch Cavani's first goal against Italy in the Confederations Cup

And his second (this one's a cracker)











