Camavinga wants to stay at Real Madrid as Manchester United and Chelsea plan summer bids
Eduardo Camavinga is not pushing for a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu, despite a growing pile of reports linking him with a summer switch to the Premier League. According to coverage from FootballTransfers and other outlets this week, the France midfielder is content in Madrid and is yet to signal anything that resembles a transfer request.
That position matters because Real Madrid’s own stance is a little harder to read. Club president Florentino Perez is said to be willing to listen to offers after the 2025-26 campaign, with the hierarchy reportedly frustrated by a patchy couple of seasons in which Camavinga has rarely locked down the role most people expected him to own by now.
The Premier League angle
Manchester United and Chelsea are the two clubs most actively circling. Both are prepared to push close to 70 million euros for a 23-year-old who still has several seasons left on his current deal, and United are reported to have already held preliminary talks with intermediaries about the shape of a potential deal. For Ruben Amorim, who is trying to rebuild a midfield that has looked light on athleticism for most of the season, Camavinga ticks the physical and age-profile boxes.
Chelsea’s interest is at an earlier stage but similarly serious. They have been long-time admirers of the Frenchman going back to his Rennes days, and their recruitment team has kept a line open on his situation since last summer.
Why the deal is complicated
Even if Real Madrid decide they are open to a sale, talking a player out of the Bernabeu when he wants to stay is not a simple negotiation. Camavinga has won two Champions League titles in Madrid, started in a European Cup final and, at 23, has plenty of runway to rebuild his place in the starting eleven under Álvaro Arbeloa. From his side of the conversation, leaving now would feel more like running away than taking the next step.
The most likely outcome, based on where the story sits this week, is a polite dance through the summer rather than a firm move. Real will take the calls, United and Chelsea will formalise their interest, and Camavinga will wait to see how the Madrid midfield shakes out once the transfer window actually opens.
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