The 7 Real Madrid stars who returned to training on Monday | OneFootball

Seven members of the first-team setup at La Liga giants Real Madrid marked their respective returns to training on Monday.

As much, of course, with preparations for the new campaign having now kicked into gear.

Los Blancos will set about defending their status as champions in both Spain and Europe in short order.

The club’s La Liga campaign will begin in a little over a month’s time, with the European Super Cup scheduled in the meantime, too.

This week, a number of leading members of Carlo Ancelotti’s squad, as a result, have been pencilled in to return to the Spanish capital.

And, as alluded to above, earlier today, seven such players were spotted at Valdebebas.

As per a report from Marca, spotted being put through their medical examinations, before taking to the pitch on Monday, were all of Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Lucas Vázquez, Jesús Vallejo, Fran García, Dani Ceballos and Brahim Díaz.

Of these seven, only Courtois, Vázquez and Brahim are considered as fully guaranteed to remain Real Madrid players in 2024/25, but, for the time being, all will ramp up their fitness making use of the Blancos’ facilities.

Conor Laird | GSFN