The signing of Camavinga (18 years old) places Real Madrid in an advantageous situation for the future, even more so in the modern high-energy, round-trip football that has been practiced and that Ancelotti intends. Not surprisingly, the former Rennes player has broken all records for precocity in his country and in the national team and It is considered the new Pogba. With the market closed, information about how his signing for Madrid was conceived begins to transcend. Sources close to the footballer assure AS that this movement of the white club had nothing to do with PSG's “no” for Mbappé. The operation for Camavinga was almost closed a couple of weeks before the market closed despite the efforts that PSG was also making to hire him.
But Camavinga, as with Mbappé, has prioritized his dream of playing for Madrid over economics. I wanted to wear white. So much so, that he changed his representation agency a few months ago to pursue that dream.. His previous representative, Mousa Sissoko, the same as that of the Barcelona player Dembélé, He had not managed to close his transfer months before despite being in talks with Madrid himself (it was Juni Calafat who initiated the contacts) to do so. Now, it has been Joshua Barnett, a strong man from Stellar Group (the same agency that carries Bale or Saúl), who has been fundamental for him to end up playing at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Camavinga would have charged more at PSG, who also paid more at Rennes. But the player's request to go to Madrid has been respected on this occasion. They affirm from the environment of the player that he arrives in Madrid with great humility, “Willing to earn the job little by little and ensuring all the work in the world.” Despite her 18 years, Camavinga already has a stellar resume. He is the youngest player born in 2002 (like Ansu Fati or Pedri) to debut in the five major leagues. He did it against Angers with 16 years, five months and 21 days in April 2019. Since then his career has been meteoric.
Shortly after, the 11 May of that year, he was a starter for the first time against Monaco of the Spanish Cesc, who recently joked recalling this event: “I had one of those games to say, I've been phenomenal. And when I finished, a scout from an important team came to me and said: “Have you seen that 17-year-old boy? It's going to star! ”. And I replied: “Uff … Well, the truth is that I've looked so good that I think I've eaten them all.”
The selection.
On December 20 of that magical 2019 for Camavinga the official act of nationalization of the player was held in a luxurious hotel in Rennes. The process, which had taken several years, had definitely seen the light. And it was decisive because it opened a new world to Camavinga. From that moment on I was able to play for the French national team, which was quite an event. The U21 coach, Siylvain Ripoll, did not take long to summon him. He played against Georgia when he was just 17 years old… But the best was yet to come. Deschamps soon made him the youngest footballer to wear the Les Bleus senior jersey at 17 years and 9 months. It is part of the future of France.