More problems for Real Madrid: Alaba's return is delayed again

David Alaba's injury continues to generate serious doubts at Real Madrid. The '4' has not progressed well from his serious injury to his left knee and, after 10 months, his return to action remains uncertain, so much so that the 'merengue' coaching staff would have already ruled him out for the rest of 2024, although the team's limited wardrobe and the merciless plague of injuries demand the prompt incorporation of the Vienna player.

According to 'Relevo', the Austrian defender is still far from fully recovering from the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered on December 17, 2023 (against Villarreal), which means his time out will exceed 12 months. initially planned. Carlo Ancelotti hoped to have the 32-year-old defender in the initial stretch of 2024/25, but the Vienna player had a slight relapse last May that forced him to undergo surgery again to clean the meniscus area.

The Madrid defense, in the picture after the national team break

In this way, Madrid seems to resign itself to not having the '4' until 2025, with no certainty of a tentative date. Alaba has continued his treatment under the supervision of surgeon Christian Fink, who operated on him in Austria, but his progress continues to progress slowly. To make matters worse, 'Carletto' also lost Dani Carvajal for the rest of the season in the last League game, while Éder Militao and Jacobo Ramón also entered the white infirmary this week.

This is how, facing the league duel against Celta Vigo (October 19), Carlo Ancelotti only has Antonio Rüdiger and Jesús Vallejo as available center backs, in addition to Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has covered the position on several occasions. For the right side, the only alternative is Lucas Vázquez, waiting to define whether or not the club goes to the market to cover the loss of Carvajal.