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'Camavinga should ignore the critics and join Real Madrid now if he feels ready'

Having turned down a move to Real Madrid himself as a youngster, former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot believes that Rennes wonderkid Eduardo Camavinga should move to Santiago Bernabeu right away if he feels that he can handle the glare of the spotlight in the Spanish capital.

Seventeen-year-old midfielder Camavinga has established himself as one of the most promising players in world football, and placed fifth in Goal's annual NxGn countdown of the top 50 teenager footballers on the planet in April.

His prodigious performances in midfield have helped Rennes qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history after they finished the curtailed Ligue 1 season in third place behind Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille.