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Real Madrid urged to seize Newcastle opportunity with €60 million Eduardo Camavinga sale
Real Madrid could find themselves with an unexpected opportunity to generate significant funds this summer after Newcastle United intensified their search for a new midfielder.
The Premier League side is expected to strengthen the centre of the park following a series of developments in the transfer market, prompting fresh discussion over whether Eduardo Camavinga’s future at the Santiago Bernabeu could become a topic before the window closes.
According to Defensa Central, journalist Pablo Espinosa believes Real Madrid should take advantage of Newcastle’s growing need for midfield additions and consider a deal worth between €50 million and €60 million if the right proposal arrives.
Newcastle development revives speculation over Camavinga’s future
Newcastle United’s transfer has suffered a setback after they failed to land highly-rated midfielder Johan Manzambi, while further changes in Eddie Howe’s squad have increased the urgency to reinforce the position.
The Magpies have already sanctioned the departure of Sandro Tonali, and reports suggest Bruno Guimaraes could also leave before the end of the transfer window.
Those potential exits would leave Newcastle with both a sizeable transfer budget and a clear need to recruit in midfield.
It is against that backdrop that Camavinga’s name has resurfaced.
Discussing the situation, Espinosa argued that Real Madrid should not ignore the financial power of Premier League clubs.
“We have to look at the market for Camavinga. I think 50 or 60 million in the Premier League.
“They pay outrageous amounts, but many times from Spain we say that someone will appear from the Premier League. We also have to be smart.”
He believes Newcastle’s current circumstances make this the ideal moment for Madrid to test the market.
“For example, now is when Real Madrid has to take advantage of the fact that Newcastle has just lost another midfielder, a signing.
“They were going to sign Manzambi, and Aston Villa just snatched him away.
“Newcastle has also sold Tonali and is going to sell Bruno Guimaraes, so they’re going to have money in midfield. Now is the time to go and sell them Camavinga,” he added.
Real Madrid still face one major obstacle
While the financial logic behind such a move has been explained, completing a transfer would depend on much more than Newcastle’s spending power.
Camavinga has consistently expressed his desire to establish himself at Real Madrid, and there has been little indication that he is actively seeking a move away from Spain, despite interest from Manchester United.
Furthermore, another problem in pulling off this move is convincing the midfielder to move to St James’ Park because Newcastle United will be without European football next season, a factor that may influence the player’s thinking.
Real Madrid’s adventure so far under new coach Jose Mourinho has been far from perfect and this fact shouldn’t be lost even after the team’s brilliant comeback win over AS Roma in midweek.
However, there are areas where Los Blancos have shown a clear improvement under Mourinho, when compared to previous bosses such as Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa.
One of those areas has been set plays, with Real Madrid appearing far more potent from set pieces this season.
A clear improvement from last season
As reported by Diario AS, the three goals in Rome, all from Arda Guler corners inside a seven-minute blitz, were the perfect advert for the work being done at Valdebebas.
Those strikes took Real Madrid’s set-piece tally to seven goals in just ten matches this season. Four of them have come in La Liga, one from a corner and three from free kicks, with the trio in Rome completing the haul.
It is a striking figure when set against last season’s return. Under Alonso and Arbeloa, Madrid managed 12 set-piece goals across the entire campaign, all in La Liga, split evenly between six from corners and six from free kicks.
On current trends, this side looks well placed to surpass that number comfortably.
The reason behind Real Madrid’s improvement
Attacking set pieces are led at Valdebebas by Pedro Machado, with the whole coaching staff involved and Mourinho himself giving the final green light on every routine.
Defending them, meanwhile, falls to Sami Khedira, though it is treated as a collective effort. Mourinho’s appreciation of that teamwork was clear when Bellingham headed in a Guler free kick against Espanyol, prompting the manager to leap up and embrace his assistants.
Machado, one of Mourinho’s most trusted lieutenants, has followed him from Fenerbahce to Benfica and now Madrid, part of a backroom team blending experience with young, ambitious talent.
On the pitch, Guler is the undisputed master when available, his left foot the key weapon, with Bernardo Silva, Trent Alexander-Arnold and even Diomande also trusted to initiate attacks.
Such meticulous strategy has helped Real Madrid turn into a potent side from set-pieces this season.
