Camavinga, the 'X Factor' of Madrid who walks down the Gran Vía: "He is a boy without complexes"

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or

footballer in

the center of

is almost impossible.

Perhaps you can come across one in some important store in

or in a cafeteria in the most expensive area of

, but the stars of the ball, like cities, expand beyond the limits of Madrid's SER zone.

In the streets that surround its luxurious urbanizations, the hourly ticket is not usually paid.

That is why it is surprising and special for merengue fans to see one of the young stars of their squad walking down the

.

(

Miconge, Angola, 2002) appears there, with the advantage of being the newcomer to

, still unknown to the general public despite the braids with blonde highlights that he refuses to cut.

His great match against

, in his third league start in four months, crowned with a left-footed shot into the nets by

, will help the stands put a face to one

of Chamartín's great

A different footballer who can be differential.

More anarchic than any of the trio

, more physical, like

, and the spearhead of suffocating pressure that Madrid hadn't been able to do for months.

His first day in Valdebebas

There are flaws, of course.

Accustomed to being a pivot at

,

despairs at times when he sees him lost, a situation that he corrects with a powerful stride, but which has scared the Italian a bit to the point of substituting him at half-time on a couple of occasions.

Despite everything, with nuances and learning at

, his qualities can end up compensating.

"He is a boy without complexes", they praise from the club.

His adaptation has been brilliant, like his football.

The first thing he did as soon as he landed in Madrid was

and in his first words in the sports city he asked everyone, colleagues and employees, to speak to him in Spanish.

In Valdebebas they still hallucinate with their first

in the capital.

Without a driver, guide or company, he took a car and went home alone, something unthinkable for a newcomer.

The barber Sebastian

His older brother,

, works as a hairdresser at the local 'Delegang' in Chueca, right in the center, and

have already passed through his scissors .

He does it more out of personal need than financial need, but it is one of the reasons Camavinga lives in the city so much.

He goes to the center like any university student who comes from

, visits a

, takes photos in its streets... Next to him, a couple of

and his

, who have moved with him to Spain.

They all live (just over

) in a

on the outskirts of Madrid, where his little brother,

, eight, also plays soccer.

A stable environment and a

(he was born in a

) that has also helped the good reception that the Frenchman has had in the locker room, where they praise his education: "Repeat '

' all the time", they say .

Alaba's 'slap'

Alaba

, a newcomer to Valdebebas but already one of the heavyweights in the squad, acts like an older brother, corrects him in games, gets angry as if he were a childhood friend and jokes with him like a child.

On

, after the game against Real, the two hesitated mutually until the Austrian center- back

him that made the Frenchman bow his head.

Instantly, a hug of pure friendship.

Against

,

's energy, self-confidence and talent

could be that

that Madrid needs to come back.

"We have to see him, but he can start," Ancelotti announced.

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