On March 29, Marca dedicated her front page to the young nugget from Stade Rennais, Eduardo Camavinga. Thus, the Spanish sports daily, pro-Real Madrid, confirmed the growing interest of the Merengues towards the Frenchman of only 17 years old. The next day, the same media affirmed a mutual affection, despite the many clubs chasing the Rennes nugget.
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CAMAVINGA, THE PREFERRED
▫️It is the first alternative to the difficulty of attracting Pogba. Zidane is convinced that it is the fundamental piece to avoid dependence on Casemiro. pic.twitter.com/2Upf0QBxdp
The priority of Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane has long been to recruit Paul Pogba. But faced with the complications of the 2018 world champion's dossier, the Camavinga track is increasingly taking shape in the corridors of the Bernabeu. According to the Spanish press, Zidane has validated this choice internally, and its leaders are active.
Extreme versatility
All the attention it generates is due to its great physical and football qualities. In all phases of SRFC play, Camavinga is very important. In the defensive game, and although his role has evolved since the arrival of Nzonzi in the middle of three proposed by Julien Stéphan, he knows where to place himself to cut the side transmissions. Thanks to his technical qualities far above the average, and his reading of the game, he shows himself in duels, and collects the balls. It is also painful in one on one.
In terms of offensive animation, when the block is high, Camavinga constitutes, above the central defenders, the launching pad. Often set back, it assumes the role of a hub, and always offers a recessed solution to keep the ball. Then, it is able, within a small perimeter in the axis, as with long balls towards the wings, to find a fault to bring the danger. He also knows how to gain a few meters by carrying the ball, always intelligently. When the block is lower, it brings superiority to the raise
The international French prospect has another quality, which makes him a different player. Despite the genesis that surrounds him, his attitude on and off the pitch is always flawless, and he shows a disconcerting maturity. Furthermore, he has already played, let's say rather brilliant, against great teams. In his big game against PSG, where he had made the assist, he showed that he was able to handle the pressure.
⚽ We have been talking about it a lot since yesterday thanks to his wonderful match against #PSG but what do you think of young Eduardo #Camavinga? Are we already doing too much or is this a real future crack? pic.twitter.com/ZZfS9ufyfR
- Café Crème Sport (@CafeCremeSport) August 19, 2019What would Zidane do with it?
While Real Madrid is perplexed at the idea of acquiring players who are still minors, it is the serenity it gives off that convinced the French coach. Zinedine Zidane, in his current device, only counts on one man for the role of sentry: Casemiro. He has no competition at his post, so he is the player who played the most minutes of the white team (35 tenures out of 39 possible). The Spanish press highlights the dependence of the Merengues on the 28-year-old Brazilian, so finding a replacement will be the priority of Madrid's leaders at the next transfer window.
According to Carlos Carpio, editorial writer at Marca, “Camavinga already offers what Madrid is looking for in this position: it is physically powerful, technical, it covers a lot of ground, it is rigorous, consistent and has no major faults for its age. If he ends up signing for Madrid, he will go directly to the first team in his first minutes, because there is an urgent need for a replacement at the level for Casemiro, "he explains.
Juni Calafat, the man in charge of scouting at Real Madrid has been following Eduardo Camavinga for 14 years and his reports are clear, the young midfielder is ready and that is the profile the club needs. The managers are ready to donate € 50 million to Stade Rennais. @ Marca
- Les Merengues (@LesMerenguesFR) March 29, 2020With such conditions, will the idea of a departure for the Spanish capital germinate in the head Eduardo Camavinga? Only he will decide. But whoever has successively become the youngest player to pass professional, to evolve, to be tenured, and to score in Ligue 1 with the Breton team may also want to confirm in the West of France. But what is certain is that his contract runs until 2022, and that Stade Rennais will not let him go for free.
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