Official: Real Madrid defender suffers fresh muscle injury; out for one month | OneFootball

In a concerning development, Real Madrid have officially confirmed that veteran defender David Alaba has suffered a fresh injury.

The Austrian international had recently made his return to individual training after having undergone surgery in May for meniscus damage in his knee. Now, the veteran centre-back has been sidelined with another injury.

“Following medical tests performed on our player David Alaba by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the soleus muscle of his left leg. Evolution pending,” the club statement read.

Alaba out for a month

Building on that, journalist Arancha Rodriguez of COPE states that Alaba will be out of action for a month due to the soleus muscle injury.

Out again. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

The veteran centre-half has endured a difficult past 18 months or so ever since he suffered an ACL injury in December 2023.

The former Bayern Munich captain’s recovery was difficult and involved multiple surgeries before he made his comeback earlier this year.

However, he was far from his full fitness before suffering yet another injury. And just when it appeared like Alaba would be close to playing, he has been dealt with another setback.

Alaba will remain in the USA with the rest of the Real Madrid squad to recover instead of returning to Spain.