Defender of Real Madrid David Alaba suffered a setback in April of this year after a serious knee injury, undergoing a second operation on his meniscus. It was hoped that around November he would close in a return though, and there is little sign of what will happen with about two weeks to go.
Alaba, 32, has not made much progress in the last two months, according to him Chain SERwhen he ran again. The Austrian defender is fighting for the intensity of his training, and he had a lot of pain when he tried to join the group. At the moment, he has not been able to go more than two consecutive days at a higher level of intensity, and with his cartilage in his knee permanently reduced, there are no guarantees on when or how he will return to the drive
As such, Real Madrid are evaluating their options in the January transfer market. They had intended Alaba to be their third-choice central defender for at least half the season, and with that plan in jeopardy, they could make a rare move in the winter window to replace him.
Has been confirmed to Football España that Real Madrid will move for a central defender in the coming months, but they have not yet made the call to be one or two defenders, and if one of them should come in January. So far, the likes of Jonathan Tah, Yarek Gasiorowski and Vitor Reis have been most closely linked with Los Blancos.
