Real Madrid have strong concerns about the injury suffered by right back Trent Alexander-Arnold against Athletic Club, reports state.
Having only recently returned from a hamstring problem, the former Liverpool defender was enjoying perhaps his best performance since his summer arrival and recorded his first assist of the season for Kylian Mbappé’s opening goal. But he was forced off the field early in the second half of Wednesday’s 3–0 victory.
As Alexander-Arnold sent a long pass upfield, he immediately grabbed for his leg and soon started limping, before being withdrawn and ushered straight down the tunnel for tests.
quickly reported that Madrid officials were worried the Englishman may require a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Further tests were conducted on Thursday and Madrid revealed Alexander-Arnold had been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of his left quadriceps. No formal timeframe was given for his recovery but state he will miss “more than two months.”
Alexander-Arnold’s usual alternative, Dani Carvajal, is already out with a knee injury from which he is not expected to return until late January.
The versatile Federico Valverde, a midfielder by trade, filled in earlier this season when both Alexander-Arnold and Carvajal were out injured, and may be required to do so again.
