Real Madrid already had it very clear before the injury to Ferland Mendy and the period of low of the Frenchman has confirmed it. Despite the fact that the medical tests confirmed an injury to the semimembranosus muscle in the left leg of the left back, a mishap that will keep him away from the pitch for about two months, the club offices never considered changing the roadmap.
The mercado It was still open when the Madrid website published the results of the soccer player’s medical examinations, but for some time now it is a fact that the club is reluctant to retouch its squad in the winter transfer window. And all the more so if the margin to act is reduced to just a few hours.
The French winger, who is having a rather irregular season, was injured in the final minutes of the first half of the cup duel against Atlético de Madrid. What could initially be seen as a setback ended up becoming double good news. Ancelotti took over from Mendy for Ceballos and placed Camavinga on the side, in a move that changed the game and revealed two new assets in the madridista squad. On the one hand, the Andalusian midfielder, who lives one of his best moments in the game with the white shirt and is running for renewal, and on the other, the side Camavinga, who nobody suspected and has surprised locals and strangers.
This unexpected irruption of the French international as a winger, a position in which he has achieved stellar performances, is one of the reasons that have reinforced the idea of the noble plant not going to the market. And to this is added the upcoming recovery of David Alaba, who once he overcomes his injury will be a very interesting reinforcement for the defense, being able to act both as a central defender and as a winger, and Nacho, also versatile and always ready to start the team by Carlo Ancelotti.
Real Madrid explained in its statement that Ferland Mendy is “pending developments”, but the winger could be out for two months and it is very likely that he will miss the team’s next games, five in LaLiga Santander and the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against Liverpool at Anfield (February 21).
