The 22-year-old French midfielder will join the European champions for a fee of 80 million euros, with another 20 million euros in extras (a total of ,3 85.3 million). “Tchouaméni will be presented on June 14 after his medical examination,” a statement from Madrid said. “Tchouaméni will be revealed to the media later.” Tchouaméni becomes the second most expensive sale in the history of Monaco behind only Kylian Mbappé, who signed with Paris Saint-Germain for 180 million euros in August 2017. Tchouaméni was named the new player of the year in Ligue 1 in 2020 -21 after his accession from Bordeaux for 16 million euros was in great demand, with Liverpool and PSG also submitting offers for its acquisition. Real Madrid, who have been negotiating with the player since March, completed the deal before the competition. Considered one of the game’s most exciting young talents, Tchouaméni is already a regular in the French national team and was part of the starting line-up in last year’s Nations League final against Spain. He made 50 appearances for Monaco in all competitions in 2021-22, with five goals and three assists. Able to play both defensively and as a central midfielder, Tchouaméni will reinforce a stellar but elderly Real Madrid midfielder led by Luka Modric, 36, Toni Kroos, 32 and Casemiro, 30. He will join the French midfielder as well. , Eduardo Camavinga, 19, who signed in Madrid in September 2021 from Rehn in a contract worth 40 million euros.
