• Camavinga From a burning house to Zidane's last wink

The French Eduardo Camavinga, recent signing of Real Madrid, was enthusiastic about signing for the white club and assured in his presentation that "no" he thought about it when he learned of the interest of the entity chaired by Florentino Pérez since it means "being able to fulfill a dream "that he had" since he was little. "Honestly, the first factor to sign for Real Madrid is pleasure and being able to fulfill a dream that I had since I was little.

When I found out that I could sign for Real Madrid, I didn't think about it,

" he said in his presentation after signing a contract until 2027.

"The moment I knew I was going to be a Real Madrid player I felt very happy and happy. I have been thinking about my family, about all the problems we have had and today it is a tremendous pride to be with all of them," he said. .

With these difficulties, he refers to his birth in an Angolan refugee camp, fleeing the war, to the burning of his house in Lille, when Camavinga was eleven years old.

"Obviously

I have had to escape the war, it has been able to help me to become stronger

, but above all it is that my family has helped me a lot and when I play I do it for them. All these problems have made me stronger", he valued .

A Camavinga who stressed the emotion he experiences on the day of his presentation with Real Madrid: "I am very happy. It

may be one of the best days of my life, like when I played and was called up with France for the first time

." A club whose first memory is the Real Madrid of the 'galacticos': "Real Madrid in the Champions League with

Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo

... all the great players who have passed through Real Madrid," he revealed.

"It was a very thoughtful choice.

" It was made in the last days of the transfer market, but it is a secret with whom I spoke and who not "

(laughs), he commented on his decision to join Real Madrid." I did not. I take care of transfer issues, I focus on football and it was in recent weeks that I spoke with Real Madrid, "he added.

"I am ready to play"

In addition, Camavinga assured that he is "ready to play now" against the injuries of Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos and that Brazilian Casemiro and Uruguayan Fede Valverde are late from their commitments with the national teams. "Yes, honestly I am already prepared. Then it will be the coach who has to decide, but I am ready to play," he said when asked if he saw himself debuting next Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu against Celta de Vigo (21: 00). "I am a young player and maybe I need time to adapt or maybe not, I feel prepared," he added.

A Camavinga who revealed where he likes to play the most despite the fact that he can adapt to all midfield positions: "It's a question that they ask me a lot.

I like to play in front of the defense, but I can also get ahead

and I have to adapt to the styles of play and the positions that the coach asks of me, "he commented.

A Real Madrid midfield in which he will have a lot of competition to play minutes, but he is not scared: "Obviously the competition motivates me a lot and I want to learn, soak up all their experience. They have been in the elite for many years and I am going to learn a lot technically and tactically ".

"

I come to learn. Then I will have to show the coach that I am prepared

, work very hard and try to play minutes and be able to play on the pitch," he completed.

"It's not that I look like one or the other. I like to play, nothing more. I can contribute technique and aggressiveness. The team already has a lot of quality," he said when asked if it was a profile more similar to Casemiro, Luka Modric or Toni Kroos.

A deputy for the minutes that can leave him out of France's list for the Qatar World Cup in 2022, but is not worried: "Obviously I will try to play as fast as possible. With my family we have thought of everything and it is the best way to develop as a player and then the French team will come naturally if they call me up ".

Finally, he highlighted the role of leader played by Karim Benzema, one of the team captains:

"Benzema is an idol for all French people, he behaves very well with young people and we can see it with Vinicius, because he is always by his side "he

declared.

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