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Real Madrid midfielder internally discussed as an option by Premier League giants but deal difficult – Romano
Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga is facing a tricky situation around his club-level future, and the club and player are at odds over the same.
Los Blancos are looking for a big sale to level the books before they go after more signings this summer. They see Camavinga as their best shot of selling a player without much prominence for a good price and are thus pushing for him to leave.
The player, however, has remained adamant that he will stay at the club at any cost. He is determined to earn his place in the starting XI back and hopes to convince Jose Mourinho in pre-season.
The Red Devils are serious
As relayed earlier this week, Camavinga has several clubs from the Premier League interested in signing him.
Manchester United, on that front, have been the most extensively linked by quite some distance.
Now, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have even internally discussed Camavinga as a possible midfield signing and option for the season ahead and have genuine interest in making an offer.
The situation, however, is not in their control for the move can only go through if Camavinga agrees to leave Real Madrid. As of today, that does not seem likely as the player refuses to even consider a departure.
Working hard in pre-season
Camavinga was not called up to join the French national team for the FIFA World Cup and has thus had the past month off. However, he has not used the break to completely relax.
The player is more determined than ever to prove that he still deserves a place at the club and even returned early to the club facilities to prepare for pre-season.
Such is his dedication, in fact, that the player has also spent a significant part of his vacation time on his preparations for the new season.
What remains to be seen is whether the player changes his mind, and what the club’s current stance on Camavinga is.
After all, they will only sell him if they are looking to make a new midfield signing this summer, something that remains g
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.
