Valverde doesn't travel to Austria due to injury: what's wrong with the Uruguayan and how long will it take for him to recover

Real Madrid will face Tirol this Tuesday in what will be the second and last preseason friendly. They already played one on Friday against Leganés, although it was behind closed doors with no journalists present. It will be a good opportunity to check Xabi Alonso's project.

However, for that match, there will be a significant absence since Fede Valverde will not be available. The Uruguayan is not traveling to Austria with the rest of the team due to a muscle injury. According to Defensa Central, he has muscle overload and they didn't want to take any risks for a friendly.

doesn't want to depend so much on Fede Valverde.he also doesn't have Camavinga,

In fact, in the last two seasons Valverde has played almost everything under Ancelotti. This heavy workload worries Xabi, but he wants to solve it immediately. To do so, he will bet on other players who will allow him to manage Valverde's minutes a bit more throughout the season.

Several surprises in Xabi Alonso's squad list

Real Madrid will travel to Austria with 5 absences in its squad, which forces Xabi Alonso to bring several surprises. In addition to Fede Valverde and Camavinga, he also can't count on Endrick, Mendy, and Bellingham. It's clear that the midfield is the most weakened line.

Even so, Xabi is bringing academy players to reinforce all areas of the field and see their performance firsthand. Diego Aguado and Yáñez are the chosen ones for defense and attack, respectively. These are two players Ancelotti already had on his radar, even giving them their debuts.

For the midfield, Thiago Pitarch and Roberto Martín are the ones included in the squad list against Tirol. The former already had minutes in the friendly against Leganés last Friday. He scored one of the goals for the Merengue team and everything suggests that Xabi will keep a close eye on him.