Liverpool Weigh Eduardo Camavinga Opportunity Amid Midfield Reset
Camavinga’s Real Madrid Struggles Open Door for Suitors
Credit to Rousing The Kop for reporting that Liverpool are actively monitoring Eduardo Camavinga’s situation at Real Madrid. The 22-year-old has yet to start any of Real’s eight La Liga fixtures this season and has played only ten minutes across two Champions League games. For a player “closing in on 200 appearances for Real Madrid,” this sudden stagnation is striking.
Transfer insider Graeme Bailey summed it up bluntly, stating, “Liverpool are keeping abreast of the situation, he’s barely playing.” His further admission that “it is something that they are internally discussing” signals that Anfield recruitment chiefs are not just observing, they are plotting.
2026 Midfield Shake-Up Incoming
The suggestion from Bailey is clear. “There will be quite a lot of options in 2026, from your Adam Wharton’s and Baleba’s, but Camavinga is a player Liverpool like.” Liverpool’s admiration dates back to his Rennes breakthrough and the logic of revisiting that interest is compelling.
Bailey stresses that “it will not be a January thing,” but the signs point to Liverpool preparing for a structural shift rather than a sticking-plaster signing. Xabi Alonso’s preference for Aurélien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde indicates Camavinga is not central to Madrid’s long-term vision. If that continues, the Frenchman’s patience may snap.
Slot Faces Midfield Balancing Act
Arne Slot’s midfield worked like clockwork during last season’s title-winning campaign, but the addition of Florian Wirtz has altered the chemistry. Alexis Mac Allister has been singled out as the potential fall guy. Bailey suggests, “It does feel as though they will go to the double pivot, and it is a little hard to imagine Mac Allister fulfilling that role in the longer-term.”
Camavinga, by contrast, thrives in chaos. His press resistance, recovery pace and two-way aggression would inject exactly the type of elasticity Liverpool currently lack when games become stretched.
Long-Term Strategy Over Short-Term Fix
This is not an opportunistic link. It is disciplined squad planning. Liverpool rarely chase unsettled stars without a firm tactical vision. If Camavinga is deemed the future pivot cornerstone, 2026 may well be the year Liverpool rewire their midfield structure entirely.
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This is huge. Eduardo Camavinga is not just another name on a shortlist, he is the profile Liverpool fans have been dreaming about ever since Gini Wijnaldum left. Imagine a midfield two of Camavinga and Mac Allister hunting in packs while Wirtz floats ahead. That is power and poetry rolled into one.
The fact that Bailey openly says “Liverpool are keeping abreast of the situation” tells you talks may not be happening yet, but the door is being nudged. And let’s be honest, if Camavinga feels overlooked by Alonso, what better way to relaunch than at Anfield under Slot, where midfielders are heroes, not rotation pieces?
Madrid fans may shrug at losing him but Liverpool supporters know exactly what type of player this is. He is aggression with elegance, recovery runs that feel like last-minute redemption and those long-legged tackles that bring the entire Kop to its feet. If this rumour even flickers into reality, Anfield will be buzzing before the window even opens.
