Madrid, Spain
The young French international midfielder Eduardo Camavinga (18 years old) signed for Real Madrid until 2027 from Rennes, the two clubs announced on Tuesday, a few hours before the closing of the ‘mercato’.
Left-handed and with a height of 1.82 meters, the new signing of Real Madrid, the contract with Rennes ended in 10 months, is also surprising for its precocity. It made debut in First Division with 16 years and in the selection of France, with 17.
According to the press, the Real Madrid paid 31 million euros plus 9 million more in bonuses to sign the versatile midfielder, which is currently with the French Under-21 team.
Camavinga played defensive pivot (Especially in its beginnings, but in a system of three power stations), but the position in which he performs best is between that of defensive midfielder and inside midfielder.
Eduardo is one of the most recovered balls, has a very good reading of the game and also knows how to go very well under pressureBut he also likes to drive the ball, even get to the area, so sometimes he will need a player to cover him..
Rennes polished their rough diamond to make their Ligue 1 debut on April 6, 2019 in a match against Angers (3-3). He played one minute and was 16 years and 5 months old.
In the next season (2019-20), already installed in the first team, another milestone. He became the youngest player to score a goal in the French league, in a win against PSG. He was 16 years and 9 months old.
This season was the day of his consecration, with 25 league games played. In the following year (2020-21) it was consolidated, although it was more or less, with 35 games, one goal and two assists.
After having nationalized French shortly before, on September 8, 2020 he made his debut in the national team, in a victory of France against Croatia (4-2), corresponding to the League of Nations.
Another number for posterity. He became the youngest debutant with France after World War II (1945) at 17 years and almost 10 months.
In his second participation with the French national team, on October 7, he was already a starter and scored his first goal, an impressive acrobatic goal that opened the scoring, in a friendly against Ukraine that ended 7- 1.
His last match with Les Bleus was on October 14, 2020, in another victory against Croatia. Then it has only been convened in the lower categories.
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