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Edinson Cavani, Thiago Silva to leave PSG after Champions League campaign

Paris Saint-Germain's Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Caen (SMC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), on September 16, 2016, at the Michel d'Ornano stadium in Caen, northwestern France. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

Paris St Germain’s record goalscorer Edinson Cavani and captain Thiago Silva will leave the club after the conclusion of the Champions League campaign, the Ligue 1 side’s sporting director has said.

Both players’ contracts are due to expire in June and Leonardo told Le Journal du Dimanche that they would not be handed extensions.

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