Real Madrid midfield mainstay injured in national team training; will report back to club for tests
International breaks often spell trouble for Real Madrid, especially when they leave key players injured at critical points in the season.
International breaks often spell trouble for Real Madrid, especially when they leave key players injured at critical points in the season.
Just days into the ongoing international break, Real Madrid received news of a major blow last night when Aurelien Tchouameni was said to have injured himself in training with the French national team.
Having left training with discomfort, the midfielder was set to undergo tests to determine if his blow was major or minor, and whether or not he would continue with Zinedine Zidane’s side during this hiatus. The update is now in, and it is not one that will please Los Blancos.
Indeed, confirmed for the French national team itself, Tchouameni has suffered a muscle injury, and the initial tests carried out by the national team medical staff rule out a minor blow.
“Aurelien Tchouameni has sustained an injury to his right adductor muscle.”
“Following consultation with Real Madrid’s medical team, the French national team’s medical staff, in agreement with the player, have decided to release him back to his club.”
“He will not be replaced,” confirmed the statement.
The player will thus leave the French national team and travel back to Madrid, where he will continue his recovery. The international break is over for him.
Having suffered his blow early in the hiatus, the player will luckily have two free weeks to focus on his recovery before Real Madrid return to action. He will, however, undergo further tests in Madrid to determine his exact time out and the prognosis.
Injuries have not been kind to Tchouameni throughout his time at Real Madrid, with the player periodically suffering one or another physical setback.
Most recently, the player suffered a blow after the FIFA World Cup and missed the opening phase of Real Madrid’s season under Jose Mourinho as well.
He then slowly earned his place under the coach, proving himself to be a reliable physical presence in midfield. The Frenchman even struck up a good partnership with Arda Guler and Bernardo Silva and was close to earning an undisputed starter tag.
The latest injury thus arrives as a setback to Mourinho’s plans, for the manager finally found a working midfield formula which is now in jeopardy. He will hope the player’s injury is only minor, but given that France have relieved him of duty, the chances are unlikely.