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Real Madrid open to selling French midfielder for €70 million on deadline day
Real Madrid have made their position on Eduardo Camavinga clear ahead of the transfer deadline: the midfielder will not be allowed to leave for anything below €70 million.
According to AS, however, no proposal close to that figure has reached the Bernabéu so far, while Camavinga himself has never considered leaving the club.
That combination makes a late transfer increasingly unlikely.
Real Madrid have been working with a straightforward condition for deadline day – no new arrivals unless a player leaves first – and there is currently little indication of either happening.
Camavinga’s situation is nevertheless one worth watching because Real Madrid have been open to listening to offers for the France international.
His sale was viewed as a possible way of generating a substantial financial injection if a suitable proposal arrived.
Real Madrid refuse to lower Camavinga valuation
The idea of Camavinga leaving has been discussed for several weeks, but Real Madrid have never intended to give the midfielder away cheaply, setting their asking price at €70 million.
That money was intended to strengthen another area.
Manchester United have been linked most prominently with the 23-year-old.
In fact, there had been suggestions that the Premier League club could prepare a bid around €50 million, but no such offer ultimately materialised.
Even if it had, that figure would have fallen well short of Real Madrid’s demands.
Hence, the lack of a serious proposal means there is little for the club to negotiate at this stage.
Camavinga has no plans to leave Real Madrid
For now, Camavinga remains committed to Real Madrid despite facing a difficult battle for regular minutes.
The midfield competition has intensified, with Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva and Aurelien Tchouaméni all ahead of him in the current pecking order.
Yet there are no negotiations underway with another club, and Camavinga is not pushing for an exit, leaving Real Madrid in a relatively comfortable position.
They may have been willing to consider a lucrative offer, but without one, and without the player seeking a move, there is little reason for the situation to change on deadline day.
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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.
