He was out yesterday and is questionable to face Osasuna, first problems for Alonso

Real Madrid keeps moving forward with the 25/26 preseason after a campaign that hasn't produced the desired results. Not even the coaching change before the Club World Cup, a competition in which it reached the semifinals, has helped add more trophies to Santiago Bernabéu's display cases.

Apart from that negative trend, Xabi Alonso is closely monitoring the development of his players. Not only because of everything that has happened during the training sessions and the closed-door friendly against Leganés: He has also "inherited" some problems that Carlo Ancelotti had. Above all, the injuries, which take away much-needed squad depth.

Works tirelessly on his recovery

One of Real Madrid's weakest points in recent times has been the physical fragility of its most important footballers. The process that Eduardo Camavinga is currently going through is one of the clearest examples. The French "6", even though he is fit to play a match, did not take part in the first friendly of this preseason: this decision is very surprising and raises certain alarms.

The information published by "Rodra" indicates that the French stopper"did not play" that match because "he was with the physios". The European midfielder's decision, abstaining from participating in a match that will serve as a reference for building the next season, has caused some to doubt his physical condition.

He will have to wait a little longer

However, Eduardo Camavinga still has time until August 19 to correct his situation and be back under the coach's orders. The physical problems that the Madrid pivot has been dealing with since he was injured against Deportivo Alavés three months ago, keep him out of the first friendly of the preseason.

Despite the doubts surrounding the French player, whose participation in the next two matches is in doubt, Xabi Alonso doesn't seem to distrust Camavinga's abilities. After all, the French "6" has stated that he is doing everything possible to leave those physical problems behind and return to his level.

In the Valdebebas offices, they consider him capable of achieving that self-imposed challenge. After all, when Premier League tried to approach him to sign him, the board led by Florentino Pérez flatly refused to agree to a transfer. According to what we have learned at Defensa Central, Xabi Alonso supported that refusal that Camavinga's camp has viewed very favorably.

All that's left is for the white footballer to recover his place in Santiago Bernabéu locker room: he was Aurélien Tchouaméni's second-in-command and was even ready to compete for the starting spot. But the cycle of injuries and physical problems he has been dealing with for some time bring the first complications of the 25/26 season for Xabi Alonso.