Eduardo Camavinga definitely enters a new dimension. The young prodigy from Stade Rennais, aged 18, 9 months and 21 days, and who had one year of contract left in Brittany, officially signed up (for 6 seasons) with Real Madrid this Tuesday, August 31, date closing of the summer transfer window. After eight years spent in Brittany and 88 matches played in the Rennes jersey, he is therefore leaving the institution which will have revealed him to the general public.
During this period, the native of Miconje (Angola), who had established himself as a member of Julien Stéphan’s workforce before entering a less prosperous phase, had notably broken several precocity records. On April 6, 2019 against Angers, when he was only 16 years, 4 months and 27 days old, he became the youngest player in the history of the club to play a match in Ligue 1.
A check for 31 million euros for Rennes
In the French team too, his performances did not go unnoticed. Evidenced by his first selection, lived on September 8, 2020 against Ukraine, at 17 years, 9 months and 29 days. That night, in addition to his club record, he also became the youngest post-war player to wear the bantamweight jersey.
Today, at 18, like a certain Raphaël Varane ten years earlier, he joined the most successful club on the European scene (13 Champions League). The objective, for the player as for the club, will be to take over from an aging midfielder, made up in particular of Luka Modric (35), Toni Kroos (31) and Casemiro (29). The amount of the transfer is 31 million euros.
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