Real Madrid suffer another major blow as the midfielder is ruled out for up to two months

Just over 12 hours after leaving after his first start of the season, Dani Ceballos was hit with a hammer. He is set to be out of action for at least the next six weeks.

Ceballos, 28, had looked to leave Real Madrid due to his lack of game time this summer, but ended up staying, with the side not responding to Los Blancos' demands. Less than 48 hours after the end of the transfer window, Ceballos was named in the starting line-up by Carlo Ancelotti against one of his suitors, Real Betis, with the Italian describing him as “very important” in training.

However, Ceballos has since been diagnosed with an ankle sprain in his right leg, and will be out for six to eight weeks, the report said. AS Diary.