18 y.o. talent Eduardo Camavinga joins Real Madrid on a permanent move from Rennes for €40m

French Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has moved to Real Madrid. Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain all were interested in the player.

A contract has been signed with for 6 seasons, until June 30, 2027. It was reported that Real Madrid will pay €31m plus bonuses and the total sum is around €40-45m.

His first chance to play will be on September, 12 when the club returns from the international break to face Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.

The 18-year-old talent became the first player to be signed by Real Madrid in a year and a half. Back then, Madrid signed midfielder Reinier from Flamengo for €30m in January of 2020. The Brazilian now plays for Borussia Dortmund on a loan spell.

• Also, defender David Alaba joined Real Madrid this summer, but his transfer was completed for free as he was a free agent.

• According to the latest rumors, Los Blancos are out of negotiations on Kylian Mbappé, the parties failed to agree on the transfer of the Frenchman, who has 1 year left on his contract. PSG did not want to let the player go for less than 200 million euros, while Madrid was offering around 180 million euros.

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