Real Madrid fans have exciting times ahead. They have just signed four brilliant players in Trent Alexander-Arnold, Franco Mastantuono, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras. Led by a new and exciting coach in Xabi Alonso, things look good.
More than the players he has signed, Alonso has a lot to work with in terms of the existing players in the squad. There have been talks about Arda Guler almost every day since Alonso became manager.
Every fan is excited about the prospect of how he would get the best out of Guler, but people seem to forget about someone. There is another player who has been at the club for longer, but has seen his development stagnate over time. He is the real project.
Real Madrid have another brilliant midfielder in Eduardo Camavinga
Eduardo Camavinga is one of the most gifted footballers this Real Madrid side has at their disposal. When he was signed, it was unanimously agreed by every football fan on this planet that this guy would become the real thing.
He was continually developing into a fine footballer in his first couple of seasons at Real Madrid, learning new trades at left-back while working on his consistency. The problem was that that's all he did in the next two years as well.
Carlo Ancelotti kept putting him in different positions, which hindered his development after a certain period of time. Camavinga had his own struggles - injuries, inconsistency, and form dips had a huge impact on his confidence and improvement.
Camavinga is still every bit as talented. People forget he is only 22 years old at the moment, and still has so much to learn and so much time to learn it in.
If the Frenchman is shown the right tools in his own toolbox, and is given a platform to flourish consistently in his preferred position, working closely with Alonso, it should massively boost his development process.
Camavinga was supposed to be the best midfielder in the world for years to come. He can still become that, he just needs a little guidance, consistency and fitness. Guler is also a real project, but he is also much younger, and has more room for errors and inconsistency. For Camavinga, it could be make-or-break very soon.
There's a world beater in there somewhere. Alonso just needs to bring that out of him.