Eduardo Camavinga's future is back in play because Manchester City have held talks over a possible move. The Real Madrid midfielder is 23, back in pre-season work, and the reporting around him now points in two directions at once, with City testing the market while Camavinga is said to want to stay and fight for his place.

Madrid's stance and the fee dispute

The exit talk is not built on a single clean figure. One report says City-linked talks have placed the asking price at around €60m. Another says Madrid want around €70m and value him at €50m, which is enough to keep the story moving without making the fee look settled.

Real Madrid are also said to have offered him to Manchester City, so the club side of this is clearly active. Camavinga is under contract until 2029 according to one report, and that keeps any deal in negotiation territory rather than quick-sale territory.

Camavinga's own position

The strongest thread is still the player's stance. Eduardo Camavinga told madriduniversal.com: "Despite the growing rumours around his future, Camavinga has no intention of leaving Real Madrid this summer."

He added that he is "fully committed to Real Madrid, where he is under contract until 2029, and is determined to fight for his place in the squad under new manager Jose Mourinho." That is a clear public line, and it sits awkwardly with the City contact and Madrid's willingness to listen.

His pre-season return fits that picture too. Camavinga has started work before Real Madrid's first-team return on 13 July, and he was not called up by France for the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. With Real Madrid finishing second in La Liga with 86 points and ninth in the UEFA Champions League league phase, the summer already had the feel of a squad reset. City finished second in the Premier League with 78 points, so this is not a panic buy story for them either.

Camavinga may still stay put, but the market is clearly open enough for Manchester City to ask the question. The next hard date in the picture is 13 July, when Real Madrid's first team returns and the midfielder's summer becomes a little less theoretical.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 8 outlets. How we work →