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Official: Real Madrid wonderkid diagnosed with knee injury, will fly back to Spain
Real Madrid have officially confirmed that new signing Arda Guler will be returning to Spain from the pre-season tour of the United States of America as he has suffered an injury to the meniscus in his right knee.
Guler has been at the club for less than a month and had made positive impressions in pre-season training just before flying to the US for the tour.
However, the 18-year-old has not been training with the rest of the group since last Saturday.
While not much was revealed by the club with regard to the nature of his injury, it was suggested that he was dealing with a minor discomfort and there was nothing serious about his problem.
However, it was enough for the teenage prodigy to miss the two friendlies against AC Milan and Manchester United, while he was ruled out of tonight’s El Clasico against Barcelona as well.
Reports earlier today suggested that Guler had been training at a greater intensity in the hope to make a return against Juventus in the final game of the pre-season tour.
However, Los Blancos have deemed it best for the new signing to return to Spain to continue his recovery.
“After the tests carried out on our player Arda Güler, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the internal meniscus of his right knee. The player will travel to Madrid in the next few hours to continue with specific treatment,” the official statement read.
It remains to be seen how long the injury will keep Guler out of action. For now, he will be flying back to Spain to continue his rehabilitation.
Real Madrid are back in action in La Liga tonight after the three-week international break as they take on Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Having lost their previous game against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will be eager to get back to winning ways, especially with Barcelona on track to secure three more points and extending their lead at the top.
Ahead of kickoff at the Santiago Bernabeu later tonight, manager Jose Mourinho has announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Villarreal.
The big headline is that captain Federico Valverde is fit enough to start in midfield after having successfully recovered from the Grade 3 ankle sprain he had sustained during the derby defeat three weeks ago.
The Uruguayan international partners with Aurelien Tchouameni in the middle of the park, while Jude Bellingham continues as the attacking midfielder for the hosts.
The other major news comes in the form of Jose Mourinho deciding to bench Vinicius Jr., with Yan Diomande starting on the left wing.
Arda Guler slots in on the right flank, while Kylian Mbappe, having recovered from the minor injury he sustained during the international break, spearheads the attack.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alvaro Carreras get the nod as the two full-backs flanking the centre-back pairing of Ibrahima Konate and Antonio Rudiger. Thibaut Courtois guards the Real Madrid goal.
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