Petr Cech is personally endorsing Chelsea’s push to sign Rennes star Eduardo Camavinga this summer, according to reports.
The 18-year-old midfielder is one of the most highly rated youngsters in Europe and has attracted interest from several top clubs including Real Madrid and PSG.
Last month, reports in France claimed that that the Red devils have already made an approach to Camavinga’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, about a potential deal this summer transfer window.
But, Chelsea have now entered the race for the Rennes player and reports this week have claimed that they have also been in touch with his representative.
But according to Le Parisien’s Julien Laurens, Petr Cech is a ‘huge fan’ of Camavinga and the former Chelsea goalie still has a strong relationship with the hierarchy at Rennes.
Last year, Cech played a major role in the London side’s decision to sign Edouard Mendy in a £22million deal from Rennes.
Cech, who returned to Stamford Bridge as a technical and performance advisor in 2019, identified Mendy as the first-choice replacement for Kepa.
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‘As soon as Petr Cech and our technical team identified Edouard as the most suitable goalkeeper to complement our existing group, there was only one player we wanted to bring in,’ Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia after Mendy’s arrival in September.
Speaking last week, Rennes head coach Bruno Genesio made it clear that they would be open to selling Camavinga this summer.
‘We have already stressed several times that we cannot afford to remain in this situation concerning an international player like him,’ Genesio said.
‘It’s part of a career to have important decisions to make, he has a very important one [decision] to make for his future, and we at the club also have our interests to defend.
‘I hope we find a solution that everyone is satisfied with.’
