At a glance
- Real Madrid fell seven points behind FC Barcelona in the title race thanks to a shock 2-1 defeat at Mallorca.
- Eduardo Camavinga has come under fire for his role in the defeat.
- Like head coach Alvaro Arbeloa, the Frenchman’s future beyond the summer is in doubt amid reported interest from Paris-Saint Germain. According to AS, Real Madrid are now open to selling him.
Out of all the figures behind Real Madrid’s shock 2-1 defeat to Mallorca on Saturday, midfielder Eduardo Camavinga came under fire the worst among Los Blancos fans and the media.
Though he enjoyed 93% passing accuracy starting alongside compatriot Aurelien Tchouameni, the Frenchman was blasted for switching off on the move that led to Manu Moralnes’ opener on the stroke of half time.
In his post-match press conference, head coach Alvaro Arbeloa criticised the development without mentioning Camavinga specifically.
“Here you get distracted for a moment, you don’t adjust well, you lose the player you’re marking, you don’t follow him, and it costs you a goal,” the manager said.
“When you don’t have success in front of goal and the opponent does, in the end you end up paying for it, because this is the elite, it’s the First Division. Not having played a much better second half than we did is what hurts me the most of all”.
Arbeloa and Camavinga’s futures are both in doubt at Real Madrid
With the manager now depending on how well he fares in the Champions League to continue in the Bernabeu dugout, Camavinga could also join him out of the exit door prior to the 2026/2027 season.
According to AS, Madrid would be open to accepting something between €50 and €75 million for a player they paid Rennes €30 million to acquire in 2021.
The same paper has previously said that Paris Saint-Germain want to shell out €70 million for Camavinga and registered their interest in the 23-year-old last summer alongside Premier League outfits.
But in light of Camavinga’s reduced output, and interest in Vitinha, Los Blancos might be willing to hear offers for him in the near future.
With ample cover in the centre-of-the-park in La Fabrica product Thiago Pitarch, who has replaced him quite often in the past weeks, Madrid can afford to let Camavinga go and end his five-year tenure in the Spanish capital from a sporting perspective.
