Carlo Ancelotti cloths for central defenders and Endrick Felipe in the pre-season of Real Madrid
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will have most of his first team squad missing for their clash against AC Milan as his stars return in dribs and drabs to pre-season training . They will be without Kylian Mbappe and David Alaba for their entire pre-season tour.
The first will join the training of the team when they return from the United States, and Antonio Rudiger will join the team in the United States, as will be the case of Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior. Without some of their stars, they will struggle to sell out their first friendly against AC Milan, although tickets are long gone for their Clasico clash several days later.
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One player who will be in attendance is Brazilian sensation Endrick Felipe, who was introduced to fans on Saturday. The 18-year-old has rushed his return to join the side for their pre-season tour. However AS Diary also say that Endrick will not be given much in the way of minutes in his pre-season tour, and Ancelotti wants to see him gradually – especially in training. We need to avoid a case like Vitor Roque at Barcelona, where the introduction of the 19-year-old was far from smooth, and now it seems that he is probably on the way out this summer.
Similarly, Ancelotti has decisions to make at the back. With David Alaba out, and Jesus Vallejo dealing with some muscle discomfort, youngsters Jacobo Ramon, Raul Asencio and Joan Martinez have been brought into the side, and could be given a chance. The latter, only 16 years old, asked for a guardian to be taken with him and special permission from his parents to make the trip.
Rudiger, who has just returned to the pitch, will not be used in their first match against AC Milan on August 1, but should be back for their Clasico on the 5th. Eder Militao will be back in training in the United States, but is unlikely to participate until the final match against Chelsea, they say. Relief. It leaves Raul Asencio in pole position to start against Milan, while Ramon, Martinez and Vallejo will likely fight for a place alongside him, the latter due to fitness issues.
Both Barcelona and Real Madrid start their pre-season campaigns without many first team resources. It will be interesting to see if it has an impact on their start to the season, with both sides starting with difficult away trips, to Valencia and RCD Mallorca respectively.
