Real Madrid’s season has been plagued by regular injury problems, although despite this, they’ve still managed to win La Liga in dominant fashion, and also be in another Champions League final.
In December, David Alaba suffered a serious knee injury during Real Madrid’s victory over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 31-year-old was revealed to have ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, which has ended his involvement this season – he also won’t play any part at Euro 2024.
Manchester City and Real Madrid have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg clash tonight. The match at the Bernabeu promises to an enthralling affair.
Real Madrid veteran David Alaba is due to the last of their injured players to return following an anterior cruciate ligament tear, but the 31-year-old is hoping to be back sooner than expected.
Paris Saint-Germain has their eyes on LOSC Lille defender Leny Yoro this summer. The Frenchman will be high on various clubs’ target lists to improve their defense.
Due to long-term injuries for Eder Militao and David Alaba, Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez has been thrust into a regular starting role over the last few weeks.
Theo Hernandez seems to have found a new lease of life after moving from full-back to centre-back – albeit out of necessity due to the injury emergency – but he is not the first to do so.
Real Madrid look certain to dip into the January transfer market to bring in a new defender. Los Blancos are on the hunt for cover at centre back following a season ending injury to David Alaba and the continued absence of Eder Militao.
Real Madrid defender David Alaba admits he faces a massive personal challenge in his recovery from knee surgery. Alaba has posted to social media after returning home following an ACL operation.
Real Madrid star David Alaba faces a tough battle to recover from a season ending injury in 2024. Alaba suffered a torn ACL in Los Blancos 4-1 win over Villarreal on December 17 with the club opting to send him for surgery.
With just five more days until the winter transfer window opens in Spain, there continues to be plenty of speculation surrounding Real Madrid’s plans for the month of January.
Real Madrid are currently working out a strategy to address their injury crisis in central defence, after their starting pair of David Alaba and Eder Militao both suffered torn anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Alaves defender Rafa Marin expects to stay where he is in January. The 21 year-old is on-loan at Alaves this season from Real Madrid. With Real in need of a centre-half signing with both Eder Militao and David Alaba sidelined due to an ACL injury, Marin has been mentioned as an option.
Real Madrid are working on a host of deals to bring in a new central defender in the January transfer window. Los Blancos are in the middle of a defensive injury crisis, with David Alaba now ruled out for the season after undergoing knee surgery, and Eder Militao potentially out until 2024/25.
There has been plenty of speculation recently about whether Real Madrid will sign a centre-back in January following David Alaba’s season-ending injury.
Last weekend, Real Madrid were rocked by a third anterior cruciate ligament rupture of the season. Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao suffered them within a week of each other at the start of the campaign, with David Alaba joining them during the game against Villarreal.
Excepting the news that David Alaba will miss the rest of the season, which is a rather bitter pill to ignore, the injury news coming out of Valdebebas over the past week has been largely positive.
Real Madrid will have to open talks in the January transfer window if they want to bring back loan defender Rafa Marin from Alaves. After David Alaba was ruled out for the rest of the season, Marin has been suggested as one of the alternatives to cover the position, but bringing the Castilla product back will not be as simple as that.
Real Madrid are on the backfoot after finding out that David Alaba had also torn his anterior cruciate ligament on Sunday during their victory. It leaves them with just two natural central defenders, veteran Nacho Fernandez and Antonio Rudiger, who has barely caught a rest all season.
Real Madrid players rallied to support David Alaba after Sunday's knee injury. The Austria defender has suffered an ACL injury and is now out for the season.
Real Madrid are on the hunt for another central defender in the new year, as they deal with the effects of losing both David Alaba and Eder Militao to anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Manchester United are eyeing Real Madrid defender David Alaba. Alaba could be made available by Real in 2024, with Al-Ittihad keen. Sport reports United and Juventus are also interested in Alaba.
Real Madrid defender David Alaba was satisfied with their 1-1 draw at Real Betis. The match marked Alaba's 100th for Real. "I'm very happy," he said. "I hope I can rack up another 100.
Manchester United are reportedly interested in the potential transfer of Real Madrid defender David Alaba. The Red Devils would supposedly be ready to pay as much as €50million for the Austria international, and his club could accept that kind of offer, though he’s seemingly not keen on the move to Old Trafford, according to Todo Fichajes.
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