Real Madrid's midfield trio has a decade ahead of them!
After Casemiro, Luke Modric, and Toni Kroos - probably Real Madrid's best midfield triad – go, the club has Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, and now Aurelien Tchouameni ready to step in.
Real Madrid will sign Tchouameni for an estimated €80 million, plus add-ons that might push the total closer to €100 million, according to the always dependable Fabrizio Romano, with an announcement expected as early as Wednesday.
Real Madrid was chosen above PSG and Liverpool by Tchouameni.
The 22-year-old made it clear to his agent and AS Monaco that if he was to be sold, it would have to be to Real Madrid.
Despite bold bids from PSG and Liverpool for the young player, Tchouameni remained certain about his preferred destination (unlike some). "All Tchouaméni wanted was Real," Romano said.
Jurgen Klopp recently met with Tchouameni to explore a possible transfer. He was quickly pushed aside.
With Kylian Mbappe in attendance at the discussions, PSG was eager to give more for the French international, but Tchouameni knew he wanted Real Madrid and only Real Madrid.
Madrismo is already flowing from the newbie.
Aurelien Tchouameni is ranked among the top 15% of his peers.
In every way, he is a statistician's dream player.
It's unheard of to have three players with the work rate and stamina like Camavinga, Tchouameni, and Valverde! Tchouameni was the only element of the midfield trident that wasn't present.
On defense, he has the Casemiro influence, while in the attacking third, he has the Modric/Kroos effect. He possesses the
Tchouameni's rise in Monaco is similar to Mbappe's.
Mbappe made 60 appearances for AS Monaco between 2015 and 2017, after rising through the ranks of the junior system and development team.
Tchouameni made 95 appearances for Monaco after coming in January 2020 from Bordeaux, where he spent two seasons.
Mbappe used a strong 2016/2017 season in Ligue 1 and the Champions League to establish himself as a future star. In 2021/2022, Tchouameni might not have been quite as forceful in announcing himself to the footballing world, b
Although it is unfair to compare Mbappe and Tchouameni as the same player, their separate career paths for club and nation are strikingly similar.
It's also amusing that Real Madrid went after Tchouameni after failing to sign Mbappe!
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