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Real Madrid offer 23-year-old midfielder to Manchester City
Real Madrid’s focus has shifted completely to the departure front in recent weeks and the club are working hard to secure some big departures before beginning the next surge for signings.
Eduardo Camavinga, in that sense, has been the talk of the town as Los Blancos reportedly see him as a saleable asset who Jose Mourinho does not count on. His output in recent seasons, after all, has been anything but consistent.
The operation, however, has been complicated given the player’s reluctance to leave, but matters appear set to take a drastic turn.
Offered to Manchester
As reported by MARCA now, Mourinho has officially given the board the green light to sell Camavinga this summer and has decided that the player is not part of his plans.
He is not convinced by the player’s quality or profile and sees the club better off replacing him with a more suitable profile. Mourinho, thus, is pushing for his departure.
In recent hours, there have been contacts between the Real Madrid and Manchester City administrations over the player’s situation, and his services have been offered to the Premier League giants. City, for their part, are evaluating the proposal and has yet to respond.
Need for a decent fee
While Real Madrid do indeed want Camavinga out of the squad, they are not prepared to go to the lengths they went to for Dani Ceballos’ departure. In this case, the finances are the priority.
Los Blancos still rate the French midfielder highly and know he has a huge market value. They hope to cash in and secure a sum of close to €60 million through the sale which they can reinvest in the squad.
Once there is progress on the departure front, Real Madrid are looking to swiftly incorporate a new midfielder and centre-back, both of which are considered priorities.
As matters stand, Enzo Fernandez is Real Madrid’s preferred target to replace Camavinga in midfield, although Chelsea will not make his departure easy in any capacity.
World Cup breakout star Ayyoub Bouaddi also remains an option, although Manchester City themselves are in the race for the Moroccan star.
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Real Madrid record signing labelled once in a generation star: ‘One in every ten years’
Real Madrid had an exceptional summer transfer window, with the club bringing in as many as seven players for Jose Mourinho.
No signing was bigger than Yan Diomande, though, with the Ivorian becoming Los Blancos’ most expensive acquisition of all time.
The 19-year-old arrives at Madrid carrying enormous expectations, and the people who have worked closely with the young winger believe he can live up to them.
As quoted by MARCA, Thiago Freitas, operations director at Roc Nation, used an extraordinary comparison when discussing Diomande.
Diomande compared to Halley’s Comet
Roc Nation identified Diomande while he was still at Leipzig, and Freitas explained just how quickly the agency became convinced by his potential.
“We are always looking at the stars, but while looking at the stars, sometimes a comet appears,” Freitas said.
“I can say that Yan, among the stars, is like a comet, a Halley that you find every eight or ten years. And when the possibility of working with him came to us, we did not think twice.”
The agency subsequently built a personalised structure around Diomande to help his development, although convincing Leipzig to part with such a valuable young player was never expected to be straightforward.
“A player of this level, every club wants to keep. We knew it would be a great challenge, a difficult task to make this transfer happen,” he explained.
Real Madrid changed the transfer race
Freitas also revealed that several major clubs wanted Diomande before Madrid eventually secured his signature.
“Many of the most important, richest and most qualified clubs in the world showed interest in Yan,” he said.
However, once Madrid entered the race, Roc Nation felt the dynamic changed completely.
“But I always say that for players, Real Madrid is the Pele of clubs,” Freitas explained.
“When Real Madrid’s interest appears, there is nothing more the other clubs can do.”
Freitas believes Diomande’s unpredictability makes him particularly suited to Madrid, where opponents regularly defend with the primary objective of containing their attacking talent.
“Yan is a player who can bring a lot of surprise to Madrid,” he said, highlighting his ability to break tactical structures and create unexpected situations.
Diomande is still a young player who needs time under Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese tactician is easing him into action.
The teenager may not be starting for Madrid yet, but it will not be long before he gets the nod. Jose is said to be keen to avoid another Mastantuono situation with him.
One thing is clear, though: everyone who has worked with Madrid in some capacity thinks the sky is the limit for him, and it remains to be seen whether he hits those heights at the Bernabeu.
