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Real Madrid consider offering midfield prodigy plus €100 million to sign Bellingham
As per a huge claim made by Sky Germany, Real Madrid are considering making a player-plus-cash offer to secure the signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.
The 19-year-old England midfielder has emerged as a priority target for Real Madrid heading into the summer transfer window.
With Luka Modric and Toni Kroos’ futures unclear, it becomes imperative that Los Blancos add a top-class midfielder and Bellingham has emerged as their primary option.
However, Dortmund value the England ace around €150 million, a fee that is deemed high by the La Liga champions.
Reports had suggested that Real Madrid could look to offer €100 million in fixed fee and throw in add-ons to get closer to the German club’s valuation.
But, Sky Germany is reporting that the Merengues are now considering the possibility of sending a player as part of the deal apart from offering cash, with Eduardo Camavinga emerging as the star who could be traded to Dortmund.
The 20-year-old Frenchman has not had it easy at Real Madrid with Carlo Ancelotti not seemingly trusting him completely, which has been reflected in the lack of starts as well as the number of half-time substitutions in the matches he has started.
But, amid recent reports of Arsenal showing an interest in Camavinga, it was claimed that Real Madrid see the former Rennes wonderkid as a key part of the present and the future of the club.
Meanwhile, the young midfield prodigy is also believed to be happy at the Santiago Bernabeu even though he has not played as much as he would like.
So, the thought of Camavinga being included in the operation to sign Bellingham does come out as a bit puzzling, especially considering that it would weaken Real Madrid’s midfield further, amid uncertainty surrounding Modric and Kroos’ situations.
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.
Bakare Naseerullahi Oluwasegun
January 24, 2023 at 8:20 pm
Real Madrid should not do the mistake by selling edouado camavinga or by adding him in the deal of Jude bellingham cos both are great prospect and they can play together at real Madrid and pls don’t exchange camavinga for Bellingham.
Pat Grey
January 25, 2023 at 5:34 pm
Ancelotti and Florentino will be mad if they let Camavinga go.
Jack Power
January 27, 2023 at 3:44 pm
You people are running out of senses if you plan to do so. Why not Eden Hazard, Asenso, Nacho, Mariano, etc. Camavinga is the future of real Madrid