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title: "Liverpool: Reds suffer blow in race for Eduardo Camavinga"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/anfield-camavinga-blow-real-madrid/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-06-01T17:00:19Z"
modified: "2020-06-01T17:00:19Z"
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# Liverpool: Reds suffer blow in race for Eduardo Camavinga

**Liverpool are set to miss out on Rennes starlet Eduardo Camavinga as [AS](https://en.as.com/en/2020/05/31/football/1590905621_708457.html) say that the 17-year-old has chosen to join Real Madrid.**

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Midfielder Camavinga is one of the hottest talents on the planet right now, and the Reds have previously been linked with a move for him (Diario Sport via [Tribuna](https://tribuna.com/en/liverpoolfc/news/2020-03-19-liverpool-reportedly-contact-rennes-amid-race-for-teenage-sensation-eduardo-camavinga/)).

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However, it now appears that Los Merengues have won the battle for his signature, with him set to cost the 13-time European champions a fee of €50m (£44.8m).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Even at 17, Camavinga is already breaking records. In August of last year, he became the [youngest player](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9750304/real-madrid-eduardo-camavinga-rennes/) in Ligue 1 to record an assist at just 16 years of age, and last campaign he became the first player born after January 1st 2002 to start a game in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

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He featured in [36](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eduardo-camavinga/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/640428) matches in all competitions before the French campaign was brought to a premature end, with his contribution helping Stade Rennais finish in third place and therefore qualify for a spot in the Champions League. His talent is clear for all to see.

It is therefore understandable why Jurgen Klopp and co would be interested, and it will be a blow that he has chosen to move to Spain rather than the Premier League. Their chance at signing a generational talent may have been and gone.

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