Renowned journalist Ramón Álvarez dropped a bombshell, revealing that a Real Madrid player has been pushing through the pain and playing for the club since the beginning of the season while injured due to the team’s shortage of players.
According to the Radio Marca journalist, the player in question is Raúl Asensio, who has been suffering from a fractured shinbone since the start of the season. He needs rest, but he refuses to do so because he wants to help Real Madrid achieve victories.
Asensio is aware that Real Madrid is clearly suffering from a shortage of available center-backs, given Éder Militão’s ACL injury and the various injuries suffered by Antonio Rüdiger and Dean Hoesen. The Spanish player felt a sense of responsibility and decided to defy the pain and play despite it to salvage the situation.
Asensio had already worried Real Madrid fans after leaving Tuesday’s Champions League match against Monaco at halftime due to injury, and the duration of his absence from the pitch remains unknown.
Álvarez urged Real Madrid’s management to act in the remaining days of the current winter transfer window to sign a new center-back and alleviate the burden on Asensio, otherwise the player’s career could be jeopardized, especially if his injury worsens due to aggravation.
However, it remains unlikely that Real Madrid’s management will move to strengthen their center-back position this winter, preferring to wait until next summer and then sign a defender at a reasonable price to compensate for the expected departures of Rüdiger and Alaba.
