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Liverpool transfer news: Anfield’s pursuit of Camavinga hits a Madrid brick wall
Liverpool transfer news: Liverpool want him. Real Madrid are happy to pack his bags. Eduardo Camavinga? He isn’t budging.
The 23-year-old midfielder has thrown a massive spanner in the works of a summer transfer that looked ready to move. Reports from Mundo Deportivo reveal that Anfield officials are tracking the France international closely, but the player himself has told his representatives to completely ignore incoming phone calls. He is convinced he can turn things around in the Spanish capital.
Money talks, usually. Madrid want €60m for him, and they made that stance clear even before José Mourinho took the manager’s seat. The Spanish giants are actively trying to cash in. Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain are all sniffing around, but Liverpool did the heavy lifting early on, making direct contact with Madrid on 21 June. Two separate meetings with the player’s camp followed.
Mourinho is already planning a massive midfield shake-up, eyeing Enzo Fernandez as his big summer signing. Camavinga is a casualty of that plan.
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Look at the numbers from last season. 43 appearances across all competitions. Two goals. One assist. It is a decent chunk of match minutes, sure, but he never really nailed down a definitive starting spot.
Spanish outlet El Debate reports that Madrid bosses think the midfielder has stagnated since helping them lift their last two Champions League trophies. The club’s technical assessment is brutal: they no longer view him as reliable. He looks erratic on the big stage. Getting sent off against Bayern Munich after picking up two yellow cards in just eight minutes proved to be the final straw for many. Bayern went on to win that quarter-final tie 6-4 on aggregate.
Missing out on the France squad for the 2026 World Cup cut deep. A painful blow, which the player openly admitted on Instagram while promising to return stronger. That dented pride is exactly why he is digging his heels in now.
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The feedback from the player’s camp remains uncompromising. A summer exit is off the table. Madrid have no real leverage to force him out of the door either, purely because his contract runs all the way until June 2029. He can comfortably sit tight.
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