Real Madrid have been decimated with injuries at times this season, and their woes began all the way back in August, before the season even started. Thibaut Courtois tore his ACL in training just days before the start of the campaign, and on MD1, Eder Militao did the same after a harmless slip against Athletic Club.
Both players have been unavailable since then, although they are in (or at least close to) the final stages of their respective recoveries. Militao is expected to return first, despite suffering his injury most recently, and this was confirmed by Toni Kroos, who provided an update on both players, as did Fabrizio Romano.
“From what I've seen, Eder Militao is on a really good path. I think we'll see him this season, he's already working with the ball.
“Courtois?” I don't know, I'm not able to predict the return schedule for a goalkeeper because it's different.”
👀🇧🇷 Toni Kroos: “From what I've seen, Éder Militão is on a really good path. I think we'll see Militão this season, he's already working with the ball.”
“Courtois?” I don't know, I'm not able to predict the return schedule for a goalkeeper because it's different.” pic.twitter.com/SZKCYWHINs
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 14, 2024
Returning both players before the end of the season would be a big boost for Real MadridBut especially in the case of Militao, given the struggles of injuries that have happened in the department of the center of the center in the last weeks / months.