The Eduardo Camavonga affair is shaking over Europe. At just 21 years old, the young French midfielder, who was to be the natural heir to Luka Modrić and Toni Kroos at Real Madrid, may be going through the most delicate moment of his career. Surprisingly sidelined by Xabi Alonso, a new Merengues coach, Camavonga is no longer untouchable. And this void, Paris Saint-Germain intends to take advantage of it to make a thunderclap on the transfer market.
According to sources close to the Madrid locker room, Camavonga was deeply disappointed by the management of his case. Relegated to the bench during the last two Liga games, he would feel “humiliated” and betrayed by a coach who, however, had promised to give him a key role in his sports project. In Paris, PSG leaders would have immediately smelled the opportunity. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, determined to strike a big blow after the controversies surrounding Donnarumma and the management of the locker room, would have given the green light to prepare a shock offer.
The first Parisian approach would have turned around30 million euros. But the reaction of Florentino Pérez has frozen everyone: the Madrid president would demand an “astronomical” sum, far beyond 100 million euros, to let Camavanta go. This strategy would have a double objective: to protect the finances of the club but above all to send a clear message to PSG, which for years has been trying to seduce the best French talents.
The most intriguing in this case is undoubtedly the reaction of Camavong himself. According to some Spanish journalists, the player told his relatives that he felt “prisoner” at Real, blocked by an exaggerated transfer price that prevents him from choosing his future. Rumors circulate even on a possible willingness of the player to get in a showdown with his direction, a situation reminiscent of the tensions experienced by Mbappé during his recent seasons in Paris.
In Paris, Luis Enrique would follow the file very closely. The Spanish coach would see in Camavonga the perfect profile to stabilize his midfielder and accompany Warren Zaïre-Emery in an explosive rotation. “He is a player capable of covering the whole field, both destructive and creator,” said a source close to the Parisian staff. The Zaire-Emery-Camavonga duo could embody the future of the French team … and PSG.
But a transfer of this magnitude is never simple. In Real Madrid, part of the locker room does not hide his discomfort in the face of the management of the case. Luka Modrić, at the end of his career, would have personally asked the club not to sacrifice Camavonga, whom he considers his natural successor. For her part, Toni Kroos, now retired, would have expressed his misunderstanding in the face of Alonso’s attitude.
The Camavonga affair therefore looks like a time bomb. Between a frustrated player, an inflexible Real Madrid and a PSG ready to do anything to strengthen his project, all the ingredients are united for an explosive soap opera. What if history were to repeat itself? After losing Kylian Mbappé this summer, PSG could well “fly” to Real one of his most precious jewels.
This scenario, unimaginable a few months ago, seems more plausible today than ever. One thing is certain: the Eduardo Camavonga case may cause a lot of ink and redefine the balance of forces in Europe.
