It was almost the summer horn of 2021 when Madrid announced the signature of Eduardo Camavinga. A transaction of 30 million euros (with the possibility of reaching 45 according to certain variables) on the last trading day to acquire an 18-year-old talent (now 19) who came endorsed by his ability to leapfrog and break records at full speed with the Rennais. During his first year at the Paseo de la Castellana, he was quick to endorse this condition. The Rhine side’s leap to white was supreme, but the Cabinda side, with football as happy and carefree as the smile that won over Madrid supporters, shook off the pressure. Now, faces what should be his confirmation year and has the support, in addition to sensations, of artificial intelligence. Olocip, a company specializing in materials applied to football, believes that its market value will skyrocket in 2022-23: from the 52.8 million euros at which it is currently valued at 90.8…
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His progress so far has been brilliant. In the white club he has already landed with various historical documents in your achievement bag. 16 years, four months and 27 days is when makes his Ligue 1 debut, the youngest do it with his reindeer. His debut in 2019-2020 was thunderous. At 16 years and 281 days, he was the first to provide an assist in the French first division. And against PSG, in a shock where he dominated the Parisian midfielder with insulting solvency, beyond dates of birth. Both milestones drew the biggest of all, the price of best player of the month in Ligue 1 in September, unheard of at his age. A little after would make his debut as a goalscorer against Lyon. Again, the youngest to achieve this. In 2020 the records would arrive with France. On September 8, At the age of 17 years, nine months and 29 days, he made his debut under Deschamps in a victory against Croatia in the League of Nations (4-2): third first start with the Blues and the youngest for more than 100 years. In the next break, he would score a goal in the 7-1 against Ukraine, winning the silver medal in this aspect of the history of the French absolute. Camavinga usually lands on his feet and in Madrid he did too.
From records to challenges
It took him six minutes to score his first goal as a madridista (fifth fastest on his debut as a goalscorer in club history). He came on for Hazard in the 66th minute against Celta on Matchday 4 and by the 72nd minute he was already celebrating. Three days later, Champions League debut against Inter in San Siro. He replaces Modric at 80′ and at 89′ he assists Rodrygo on the winning goal (0-1). Once more he came to embrace the saint. Throughout the season he went through form valleys, especially between December and February, despite only playing three of the league’s nine games. One was lost due to an accumulation of cards, his biggest debt on the course and, perhaps, his biggest advantage. This momentum, which gives his appearances a reactive character, is sometimes a double-edged sword: he received 11 yellow cards in 1,696 minutes (40 games). Something to work on.
However, he knew how to control himself when his participation was really imperative and signed performance of veterans. Like City Daywhen the sacred cows (Casemiro, Modric and Kroos) were on the bench and he pulled his Herculean spirit to give solidity to the white midfielder in the miracle who made it to the final. The pressure is not with him. “I am someone who experiences things with a bit of detachment. Before, I was under too much pressure! From the moment you understand what you can and what you have to do on the pitch, everything changes.”recognized in Soccer France in May. There, he was already installed in Ancelotti’s rotation against the decisive stretch (he took part in the last five Champions League games). Aware of his debut, he added another, a beautifully crafted boot against Real Sociedad and racked up 16 starts in all competitions in his first season in Madrid. In addition to decorating your shop window with Spanish League, Champions and Super Cup.
Figures and performances that place him among the big favorites succeed Pedri as Golden Boy and be, in this way, the first madridista to achieve it. A good start to the journey (the 20 finalists are chosen on October 15 by popular vote, when a panel of experts from 40 international media takes control) would be a phenomenal springboard to beat Gavi or Bellingham, their, a priori, big rivals . Its versatility, since it can act as a pivot or indoors, works in its favour. Competition in Madrid for minutes against him. Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Tchouameni and Camavinga himself are fighting for the three places, without forgetting a Ceballos whose future is uncertain. But he has already managed to earn Ancelotti’s trust during his ‘rookie’ year. Now wants more, with a season full of success as a guarantee. If progress is confirmed, The Qatar World Cup starting in November is a real possibility and a big dream for the footballer, for whom both the French U-21s and the bench are too small…