Chelsea and Manchester United are in the race to sign Eduardo Camavinga (Getty)Petr Cech is personally endorsing Chelsea’s push to sign Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga this summer, according to reports. But according to Le Parisien’s Julien Laurens, Cech is a ‘huge fan’ of Camavinga and the former Chelsea goalkeeper still has a strong relationship with Rennes’ hierarchy. Last year, Cech played a key role in Chelsea’s decision to sign Edouard Mendy in a £22m deal from Rennes. Petr Cech played a key role in Chelsea’s move to sign Edouard Mendy last year (Getty)Cech, who returned to Chelsea as a technical and performance advisor in 2019, identified Mendy as the first-choice replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga. Speaking last week, Rennes manager Bruno Genesio made it clear that the club would be open to selling Camavinga this summer.

Source: Metro July 10, 2021 16:39 UTC