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PSG show interest as Real Madrid open to offers for 23-year-old midfielder
Eduardo Camavinga has endured a season to forget at Real Madrid. From injuries to irregular minutes to costly mistakes on the field, the 23-year-old midfielder has struggled to no ends.
Given how things have gone for him, the former Rennes wonderkid was left out of the France squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by manager Didier Deschamps.
PSG interested in Camavinga as Real Madrid open doors
Now, according to AS, even though Camavinga has a contract at Real Madrid until 2029, the situation around him has changed dramatically.
The Spanish capital giants are now willing to listen to offers and could offload him if an important proposal arrives this summer.
Moreover, the report states that reigning French and European PSG are among the clubs monitoring Camavinga closely.
The 23-year-old midfielder, for his part, remains keen on staying at Real Madrid and fighting for his place in the team next season. However, should PSG or a different club come up with a signficant offer, Los Blancos could decide to part ways.
A season to forget
Camavinga has started only 23 of Real Madrid’s 54 matches in all competitions this season and played just 43% of the available minutes.
After a promising return from injury in October, where he briefly looked set to recover his role under Xabi Alonso, his influence rapidly faded.
By spring, even Alvaro Arbeloa was trusting inexperienced options like Thiago Pitarch ahead of him for major European nights against teams such as Manchester City and Benfica.
His costly red card against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final was another bitter blow, following which he even publicly apologised to supporters.
Without a doubt, this has become Camavinga’s toughest season since arriving at Real Madrid. And it may very well end with him saying goodbye in the summer.
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Mourinho’s decision to substitute Real Madrid’s best player vs Real Betis sparks confusion
Arda Guler’s substitution in Real Madrid’s 0-1 defeat to Real Betis looked strange from the outside, and the numbers make the decision even harder to understand.
According to AS, the Turkish international was Real Madrid’s leading chance-creator at La Cartuja, producing seven opportunities for his teammates.
He was also the second-best outfield player for ball recoveries, winning possession back five times.
Guler was replaced in the 65th minute by summer signing Yan Diomande, despite having been arguably Madrid’s most influential player in attack.
His defensive work was equally important, leaving Mourinho with a decision that has inevitably attracted attention.
In fact, his work rate in defence and his attacking flair were something Real Madrid’s finishers failed to capitalise on.
Mourinho explains why Guler had to come off
Mourinho acknowledged that removing Guler was difficult, although he believed the possibility of a second yellow card justified the decision.
The midfielder had been booked earlier in the game and Mourinho feared Betis players would deliberately target him after the break.
“It’s difficult to substitute Arda, yes, very difficult. He was playing very well. The Betis players are smarter, the Madrid players are more innocent, more naive.
“They get up immediately after fouls. I don’t know how he finished the first half with a yellow card, when he played so much and only committed one minor foul.
“Afterwards, they were going to try to catch him, and I had a feeling they could give him a second yellow,” explained the manager after the game.
Guler’s substitutions are becoming a pattern
The Betis match was not the first occasion on which Guler was withdrawn while performing strongly.
Against Espanyol, he was substituted after an hour while Madrid were chasing a winner, despite providing the assist for Jude Bellingham.
He had also been one of the team’s best performers throughout pre-season.
But substituting Guler was then, and it was also against Betis, the easiest substitution.
Guler currently occupies the false right-wing role and remains a regular starter, but Diomande’s arrival adds competition, particularly given the significant fee paid for the new signing.
However, the Turk is seizing every opportunity, even when his teammates struggle to keep up, giving Mourinho even more of a selection headache.
