While the Atlético de Madrid It has been preparing the Club World Cuphe Real Madrid It continues without opening on the lawn of Valdebebas the era Xabi Alonso. The Gipuzkoan coach, who was presented eight days ago and announced nine, is limited to doing task of offices, profiling his workforce and studying the best way to dispose of his players about the field. At the moment, do not train anyone.
The high number of injured of the white squad and the numerous calls for this week's selections have left Real Madrid in a picture. Lucas Vázquez, Fran García and Dani Ceballos They are the only three players of the first team that are available and in full physical conditions. A list to which you can add Raúl Asenciowith the subsidiary file but already settled up.
The reinforcements of the subsidiary
In total, in short, there are four players, beyond the six boys of the subsidiary that Alonso plans to recruit for the Club World Cup, to which at least one goalkeeper will be added: Jacobo Ramón, Gonzalo, Chema, Víctor Muñoz, Aguado and Fortea. A payroll that is still meager and has led Real Madrid to postpone the return to training until next week. Not even is Jesús Vallejoto which the white club has already fired even though it had a contract until June 30.
Jacobo Ramón and Vallejo celebrate the Real Madrid victory goal against Mallorca. / Chema Moya / EFE
Xabi Alonso, in short, will have just a week to work with his new players before traveling to Miami, where Real Madrid will debut in the new tournament on Wednesday, June 18 in front of the Saudi Hilal. The Guipuzcoan coach, aware of the haste with which he will have to start, was more likely to take the reins of Madrid in July. But his presence in the US, after considering the option of Santiago Solari as interim, became unnegotible to Florentino Pérezdetermined that his club appears as the first champion of the World Cup history.
Real Madrid players with their selections
One of Xabi Alonso's tasks this waiting week will be to observe the performance of the ten players who have been summoned by their selections. Which includes the two new signings, the Spanish Dean Huijsen and English Trent Alexander-Arnold. The central is the only player concentrated with Spain, while the former Liverpool is already accompanied Jude Bellingham.
Alexander-Arnold and Vinicius, in a Real Madrid-Liverpool. / Rodrigo Jiméz / (EPA) EFE
Mbappé y Tchouaméni With France, Vinicius With Brazil, Arda Güler With Türkiye, Andriy Lunin With Ukraine, Luka Modric with Croatia and Brahim Díaz With Morocco complete the international list of this break that, in some cases, lengthens until Tuesday of next week. The Brazil of Ancelotti, in fact, plays its second commitment at dawn from Tuesday to Wednesday, which has led to making the decision that Vini travels directly to Miami without going through Madrid.
The injured of Real Madrid
That was also the plan to Fede Valverdebut the physical discomfort that has been dragging in the last weeks of competition have caused that it is not finally summoned with Uruguay. Nor has he traveled Rodrygowhose situation continues to move in a strange nebula, because it is argued that it is injured even if there is no medical part.
Fede Valverde has been low with Uruguay for physical discomfort. / AFP7 via Europa Press
The striker counts as one of the 10 injured that Real Madrid has right now. Of these, only three have discarded a priori their presence in the World Cup: Endrick, Camavinga and Mendy. Courtoisthe last to fall, should be ready for debut, just like RüdigerMaybe Alaba And of course Valverde. More doubts there are with Carvajal And, above all, with Millitawith which Madrid wants to be prudent after two consecutive knee injuries.
The possible signings of Real Madrid
To all of them could be added in the next few days Nico Paz and a left side. The Argentine midfielder of how Real Madrid's final decision on its Repesca option awaits. It will not take much and everything points to return. On reinforcement in the rear, in Club Blanco is having difficulties for the benfica to reduce the 50 million euros that appear in the termination clause of Álvaro Carreras. Among other things, because the Portuguese club would like to keep the Spanish side for the Club World Cup. They are not days of grass in Valdebebas, but of much dispatch. There, Xabi Alonso takes refuge. What a remedy.
