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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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Racing Santander chief confirms Real Madrid interest in star midfielder – “He will not leave”
Racing Santander may have only just got promoted to La Liga, but they have a talented squad with some of Spain’s best youngsters at their disposal.
The likes of Sergio Martinez and Jorge Salinas are both considered big talents, and both are understandably receiving interest from Spain’s elite.
Real Madrid have been trying to sign the former for quite some time now, monitoring his progress since January.
Los Blancos are pushing strongly to sign Sergio this summer, but it was revealed that the player has not yet made a decision.
Martinez still considering his future
Now, Racing sporting director Chema Aragon has confirmed Madrid’s determination to land the 19-year-old but did not rule out the player staying at Racing as an option.
As quoted by RM4Arab, Aragon confirmed that the teenager was evaluating all the options at his disposal.
“Sergio Martinez is evaluating his options. There is Real Madrid, and there is also the Racing Santander option for him,” Aragon said.
Those comments underline that Madrid have not yet secured the youngster despite their significant interest.
Should he choose Madrid, the plan would be for the midfielder to initially join Castilla while remaining close enough to the senior set-up to potentially train under Jose Mourinho.
Racing believe starting role could convince him
Racing, however, can offer something Madrid cannot guarantee immediately: regular first-team football.
“If we offer him a starting position, he will not leave,” Aragon claimed.
That could become the decisive factor for Martinez.
Dropping from La Liga football with Racing into the lower divisions with Castilla would be a significant sporting decision, even with the possibility of eventually breaking into Madrid’s first team.
At 19, guaranteed senior minutes could be enormously valuable for his development.
Real Madrid have gone all out
Aragon made no attempt to hide the seriousness of Madrid’s interest.
“Real Madrid have gone all out to sign him, and he is now evaluating all the options,” Aragon added.
Racing coming out and publicly admitting the extent of Madrid’s interest in the teenager could be their way of making a statement.
It is highly unlikely that their sporting director would come out and be so open about transfer negotiations unless they are confident of him staying at the club this summer.
For Madrid, his profile is particularly attractive because Mourinho’s squad could still use another type of midfielder.
The 19-year-old would arrive as a long-term investment with immense potential who can contribute to the first team.
The decision now firmly belongs to the player. Madrid can offer prestige, the chance of playing for the biggest team in the world and a chance to work with superstars.
Racing can offer something more immediate: continuity, familiarity, La Liga football and potentially a starting role.
Martinez needs to decide which pathway he wants for his career, and it remains to be seen whether he chooses Madrid.
