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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti rules out the defender until 2025

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was happy to see Vinicius Junior and David Alaba take part in his training on Friday, but put the brakes on any talk of an immediate return for the Austrian defender. Alaba was injured in mid-December 2023 and has since undergone two knee surgeries.

Vinicius returns from a hamstring injury and Ancelotti explained that he would not return for their trip to Girona on Saturday night, but should be fit to join them for their Champions League clash against Atalanta in Bergamo on Tuesday.

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“Alaba has helped us a lot in training, but he needs one more month. He will return in January. The deadline for him is next year,” explained Ancelotti.

The 33-year-old can’t return soon enough for the Los Blancos defense. With Eder Militao out for the rest of the year and Jesús Vallejo lacking confidence, Castilla product Raúl Asencio and Aurelien Tchouameni are their only makeshift options. The Whites were on a streak of three clean sheets in La Liga, but four goals conceded against Liverpool and Athletic Club have once again raised doubts about their defensive line.

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