Xabi Alonso is racing to restore the sparkle of French Eduardo Kamavinga inside the Real Madrid squad, amid a clear decline in its level and increasing anxiety over his role in the new season 2025-2026.
Alonso is trying to save Kamavinga
Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso, is facing an arduous task to restore Kamavinga to his known level, after he noticed a remarkable decline in the player’s performance during the recent period. Despite his promising start with the Royal Club, the French player moved away from his technical and physical level that he showed as soon as he joined the team.
According to the Spanish newspaper “AS”, Alonso does not consider this decline as an obstacle but rather a motive to work individually with Kamavinga to rehabilitate it technically and tactically, and restoring his luster, which Madrid fans stunned in previous seasons.
What is Alonso’s plan to re -brilliance Kamavinga?
The new Spanish coach is planning to employ Kamavinga in more than one center to restore his tactical flexibility, while relying on him in the middle alongside Urielin Chaamini, or pushing him as a left back when needed, especially in light of the expected defensive moves if Carreras retreats to the depth of the back line. The plan also includes giving him more freedom to concentrate as an explicit pivot player in some matches.
The value of the Kamavinga is declining … and the pressure is increasing
One of the most prominent challenges currently facing Kamavinga is the significant decline in its market value. After 100 million euros in mid -2024, it returned to 60 million euros, the same number that he joined to Real Madrid years ago. This decline is an indication of the player’s need to quickly return to his usual level, to avoid entering a cycle of doubt and criticism.
Kamavinga numbers last season
Despite the relative dependence on it in the squad, the individual numbers of the player were not expectations. Kamavinga participated in 35 games last season with Real Madrid, scored only two goals, and passed two decisive passes, numbers that do not reflect the size of his talent or his technical value that was known when he came from the French Rin.
