ARSENAL have reportedly been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Eduardo Camavinga with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich looking to sign the Rennes ace.
The Ligue 1 side are poised to cash in on the French midfielder in the summer with the 18-year-old having just one year left on his contract.
It has been claimed that the France international is refusing to commit his future to Rennes, leading to a number of clubs to weigh up an offer.
Mikel Arteta is rumoured to have made Camavinga his No1 target with the Gunners doing ‘everything they can’ to nab him.
But according to Marca, they are in competition with Bundesliga champions Bayern and LaLiga giants Real.
They state that despite Los Blancos being in financial difficulty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, they remain desperate to secure his services.
Zinedine Zidane is known to be a huge admirer of his compatriot, who became the youngest person to ever play for Rennes when he made his debut at the age of 16 years and four months in April 2019.
Real are determined to bolster their midfield following the Champions League exit at the hands of Chelsea where Luka Modric and Toni Kroos failed to shine.
And Bayern are also in the hunt to sign the player with incoming boss Julian Nagelsmann looking to replace David Alaba.
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But Arsenal could be optimistic about signing him after his agent Jonathan Barnett revealed game time is more important than playing in the Champions League.
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He told SNTV: “Believe me we have a lot of offers for this year, a lot of offers, and good ones. I mean top, top clubs.
“He is good enough [to play for a Champions League club]. But we don’t want to rush anybody. I am an old man and I’ve learnt a lot of lessons in football as well.
“There is the right time to move on and playing games is the most important thing at his age. Playing in a good club is nice and learning for him.
“It might be this year he wants to have another year. He has got to talk to his family, his father. We will all sit down and decide. We will talk to Rennes as well and decide.
“There is no rush for him. He’s probably the best young player in the world. He has just turned 18. So he is younger than all the others.
“He has already been a French international, scored a goal for France, although he’s not a goalscorer.
“He’s an unbelievable talent. He could play in any team in the world.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
