Real Madrid provide defender injury update after training ground scare

La Liga giants Real Madrid have on Monday evening provided an update on the wellbeing of defender Jesús Vallejo.

This comes, for those who may have missed it, after the Spaniard suffered an injury scare earlier in the day.

After taking to the training pitch alongside the rest of Carlo Ancelotti’s squad for the first session of Real Madrid’s pre-season tour of the USA, Vallejo didn’t last long, before limping out of proceedings in Chicago with a muscular issue.

Labelled a doubt to even feature on the tour after sitting out training late last week, the 27-year-old’s issue, in turn, marked a serious source of concern for the Blancos coaching staff.

Vallejo could yet have a surprisingly prominent role to play in Spain’s capital this season, amid something of a dearth of options at the disposal of boss Ancelotti at centre-half.

Thankfully for all associated with Real Madrid, though, Vallejo’s problem does not seem to be at all serious.

As revealed by Real insider Guillermo Rai of The Athletic, citing direct sources at the club, the powerful stopper – fresh off a loan stint at Granada – is dealing with a ‘slight overload’.

Conor Laird | GSFN