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Real Madrid have held preliminary talks with youngster over a contract extension
Real Madrid have already held preliminary talks with young midfielder Eduardo Camavinga over a contract extension, reports Mario Cortegana of The Athletic.
Reports of a new deal for the 20-year-old future star were broken last week by Jorge C Picon, who claimed that Real Madrid wanted to offer the Frenchman a better pay packet and a longer contract owing to his rise in stature within the team since the turn of the year.
It was also reported that Los Blancos want to increase Camavinga’s release clause amount to €1 billion from €700 million, to send out a statement to the Premier League clubs who had been casting admiring glances towards him.
Now, The Athletic’s Mario Cortegana has corroborated those claims, stating that preliminary talks have already taken place with Camavinga over a new contract extension.
The 20-year-old joined Real Madrid from Rennes back in 2021, for a fee of around €31 million plus add-ons. He signed a contract with the club until 2027, meaning he still has more than four years left on his current deal.
But, the plan is for the club to add two or three more years to his contract, while also increasing his salary and inserting a €1 billion release clause as they are doing in the new deals for Eder Militao, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes.
Camavinga has grown into a pivotal player at Real Madrid this season, particularly after the World Cup break, with the young midfielder stepping it up a notch, so much so that Ancelotti called him an ‘untouchable’ for the present and the future.
And the former Rennes wonderkid could soon be rewarded with a new and improved contract by Real Madrid, although negotiations are said to be at a very early stage at this point.
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Arsenal, Manchester City had held talks with Real Madrid star over potential move – report
Real Madrid’s Arda Guler has been one of the standout performers for Los Blancos in an otherwise inconsistent start to the season.
The 21-year-old’s rise has not gone unnoticed in the Premier League, with a host of England’s biggest clubs keeping close tabs on the Turkey international.
Now, fresh details have emerged over just how serious that interest became during the summer.
Arsenal and City held talks over Guler
According to Graemy Bailey, both Arsenal and Manchester City held discussions with Guler’s representatives over a potential summer switch to England.
The two clubs were in the market for elite attacking reinforcements and are said to have outlined their plans for the player while attempting to tempt him away from the Spanish capital.
There was hope among the interested parties that Guler’s standing at the Bernabeu might become less secure under new head coach Jose Mourinho, potentially opening the door for an exit.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are also understood to have made contact with his camp during the year, underlining just how coveted the playmaker has become.
Guler commits his future to Madrid
Those hopes, however, have now been firmly extinguished.
Guler had been given assurances by the club’s hierarchy that he remained central to their long-term plans, and he is understood to be a major favourite of president Florentino Perez.
Far from pushing him out, Mourinho has made his admiration clear, handing the youngster regular minutes and a growing role in the side.
That faith was on full display on Wednesday, when Guler delivered two assists as Madrid came from behind to win a thrilling 4-3 contest at Roma.
His future is now effectively settled. Guler has reportedly agreed a new contract that ties him to the club until at least 2031, extending a deal that previously ran to 2029 and rewarding his progress with a salary increase.
