Eduardo Camavinga: You’ve heard the name, here’s why Europe’s top clubs want him

The biggest clubs in football have been put on high alert. 

Recently, The Athletic reported that Eduardo Camavinga will not be signing a new contract at Rennes. The 18-year-old’s current deal expires in 2022, and the French club will undoubtedly want to land a transfer fee for their most prized asset — suggesting that a move this summer might be most suitable for all parties.

Camavinga is very highly regarded in his homeland, with France coach Didier Deschamps recently labelling the midfielder as “a very young player with a lot of great skills and huge talent”. He played in the European Under-21 Championship’s group phase last month and has already been called up to Deschamps’ seniors last August — the youngest player to do so since 1932.

Following his breakout 2019-20 season, the Frenchman will be a familiar name to many fans. However, for those who aren’t regular viewers of Ligue 1, there may be some who want to know exactly why Camavinga is one of the most highly-rated teenagers in European football…

It’s worth mentioning just how much experience Camavinga has at first-team level for someone of his tender age.

Only Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has had more minutes of all teenagers across Europe’s top five leagues, which shows how much Camavinga has been trusted by manager Bruno Genesio and his predecessor Julien Stephan. Though he’s a young buck in the wider context of his career, he has already shown his ability to mix it in the senior set-up.