Real Madrid midfielder with a surprise call-up is rated highly by Zinedine Zidane – report

Real Madrid midfielder with a surprise call-up is rated highly by Zinedine Zidane – report Eduardo Camavinga has endured a difficult start to the season at Real Madrid, struggling for regular minutes under Jose Mourinho. However, the French midfielder received an unexpected boost during the international break, earning a surprise call-up to Zinedine Zidane’s first France squad. And it appears the France coach rates the Real Madrid man very highly. Zidane a big admirer of Camavinga Camavinga has yet to establish himself at Real Madrid. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) According to Diario AS , Camavinga was one of the biggest surprises in Zidane’s first squad announcement, taking advantage of Aurelien Tchouameni’s injury to force his way in. The inclusion was notable given Camavinga’s limited game time at club level this season. However, Zidane greatly appreciates the midfielder’s profile, viewing him as a player with excellent ball control, precisely the kind of talent France have lacked for years. Les Bleus have long suffered from the absence of a central midfielder capable of dictating tempo and creating advantages on the ball. Under Didier Deschamps, physical, ball-winning profiles were prioritised, but Zidane is looking to change that approach, also calling up Como’s Lucas Da Cunha in a bid to improve France’s ball circulation. Camavinga made an immediate impression too, with his 79th-minute introduction against Turkiye bringing much-needed calm to the midfield at a frantic stage of the match, a cameo that did not go unnoticed by the France legend. A fresh start for Camavinga Confidence from Zidane should aid Camavinga. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) The call-up represents a significant turnaround for Camavinga, who endured a tough end to last season. His sending-off against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals proved a major setback, and he was subsequently left out of Deschamps’ World Cup squad. The now-former France boss never afforded him much security, even deploying him at left-back at the previous World Cup in Qatar due to a lack of space in midfield. Now, under Zidane, a coach who knows the Real Madrid squad inside out, Camavinga has a genuine opportunity to establish himself. Since his debut in 2020, the midfielder has made 30 appearances for France, only 14 of them as a starter, so this represents a chance to change that narrative. With Zidane a firm admirer, the midfielder must seize this opportunity to prove he can be a key option for France, and in doing so, perhaps force his way back into contention at Real Madrid too.