The good reports that have reached the Bernabéu about the attitude and way of life of Camavinga (18 years old) have been decisive for his signing (30 million fixed plus 15 in variables). Even more so after some bad experiences like that of Jovic (21). There is a little known story about the childhood of the player of Angolan origin that perfectly explains how he was predestined to be a star and to take on responsibilities that are far beyond those of a young man his age.
He was only ten years old when a fire completely burned the house that his parents, Congolese refugees, had built, with their bare hands. in a modest neighborhood in the town of Fouguéres, 50 kilometers from Rennes. A whole life turned to ashes. “I remember the day of the fire as if it were yesterday. I was at school and through the windows I could see the firefighters who would not stop speeding by. But I didn’t realize that it could be related to my house, ”the young star recently told Ouest France.
“At the end of the afternoon, the teacher came to see us, I was with my sister. He told us that there had been a fire in our house. My father was just arriving and we ran away. I saw the burned house with my own eyes. The fire had broken out on the first floor and my room was upstairs. All my clothes were burned. All our things were burned ”.
Camavinga, balance for Real Madrid
The Camavinga family was left with nothing again. You had to start over from scratch. The performance of one of the coaches of the modest Fougéres neighborhood team where Camavinga played football It was essential to reactivate the situation. His name is Nicolás Martinais. He organized a collection of clothes and furniture in the village and the city council relocated the Camavingas to a foster home. On the day they went to pick up the clothes and furniture donated by the town, Celestino, Camavinga’s father, looked at his son excitedly: “Eduardo, you are the hope of the family, it will be you who will raise it up…”. It was foreboding.
And despite everything, when asked if he feels satisfied that he has finally raised his family, his answer makes it clear that he is made of another paste: “If offering a house to my parents, to compensate for the one that burned down, would it be raising my family? Raising my family is not just a materialistic matter. Today my parents are happy, but I can make them happier. In my education, happiness is not linked exclusively to material things. It is a whole. A global balance ”. That balance will help at Real Madrid.