And South American football expert Tim Vickery believes Arsenal fans shouldn't get worked up about the prospect of Cavani's arrival either.
He told TalkSPORT: "The angle the Uruguayan press are going with is that now with Benzema now not going to happen, Arsenal have set their sights on Cavani.
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Tim Vickery has question marks over Arsenal target Edinson Cavani
“He’s a box to box centre-forward, his workrate is outstanding. He is quite happy to chase well back into his own half and he really does put in a shift.
“My doubt about him – and I’ve seen a lot of him from Uruguay under-20s – is that he never quite manages to score the goals that you think he should.”
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