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Jamie Kemble

'Agent Zouma' - Chelsea star's message to Eduardo Camavinga amid Arsenal and Tottenham links

Chelsea Kurt Zouma has provided some words of wisdom for reported Arsenal and Spurs target Eduardo Camavinga.

Camavinga has been tipped to make a move to London with two of Chelsea's rivals linked with a move for the 18-year-old.

The young midfielder has been attracting plenty of attention for his performances for Rennes across this year and last, already racking up 41 league appearances.

His latest outing for the Ligue 1 outfit came in the Champions League against Chelsea, the Blues winning 2-1 in France to secure their passage through to the knockout stage thanks to Olivier Giroud's stoppage-time winner.

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And after the game, Chelsea defender Zouma was captured by the French TV cameras giving a two-minute pep-talk to the young Camavinga on what he might need to improve.

The microphones didn't catch the full conversation, but they did catch Zouma telling the youngster: "Sometimes you have to swing when you’re behind. We do it sometimes.

"When there is pressure, you lose the ball and a goal. Every time it’s like this! It happened against PSG too."

The pair are now international teammates with Camavinga earning three senior France caps to date, earning his first call-up this season, while Zouma has accumulated seven.

Just whether Camavinga will take that advice on board remains to be seen, but if he does, it might just benefit Arsenal or Spurs, both of which are reportedly eyeing the young star.

Manchester United and Real Madrid have also been linked with a move for the 19-year-old who is under contract at current club Rennes until 2022.

Camavinga recently parted ways with his agent, only fuelling transfer talk which is only expected to ramp up going into the winter window.

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