Uruguay’s Federico Valverde and France’s Eduardo Camavinga have reportedly signed new Real Madrid contracts with massive salary boosts.

Federico Valverde “Fede”, the author of a screamer in Real Madrid’s Champions League match vs. Napoli on October 3, is currently under contract until 2027. He’s agreed to a one-year extension and the inclusion of a €1 billion (£862m/$1bn) release clause.

Fede has made 11 appearances with Los Blancos, scoring a goal and adding 3 assists.

Valverde’s teammate Camavinga, the former Stade Rennais player, is set to renew his 2025-long contract with Los Merengues and thus stay in Madrid until 2028.

According to a report by COPE, Camavinga, who has frequently been used this season by Carlo Ancelotti as a left back, also accepted to include a release clause of €1 billion in his contract agreement.

The 20-year-old French midfielder has managed to establish himself as an indispensable part of the Italian coach’s plans and has featured in 11 matches so far this season.

With these contract extensions and their release clauses, Real Madrid aims to keep two of their undisputed starters at the Santiago Bernabeu and fend off any potential interest shown in them in the future from European but mainly Saudi clubs.

Although the official announcements are yet to be made, these contract extension discussions would comply with Real Madrid’s strategy of keeping their promising young players home.

Over the last months, Florentino Perez renewed the contracts of three other notable players: Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao, and Rodrygo.

Vinicius has signed a new deal keeping him at the club until 2027. The new contract will make him one of the highest-paid players at the club. Rogrygo and Eder Militao have also agreed to renew their contracts.

Madrid board's initial plan was to announce Camavinga and Valverde’s deals last week but Florentino Perez has tested positive for Covid-19.