Eder Militao takes major step towards Real Madrid return after injury

Most of the Real Madrid squad is currently away from the club as up to 14 of their players are training and playing with their respective national teams. Three more players were originally called up, but two of them returned early to the club because of injuries, including Kylian Mbappe and Ibrahima Konate, while Federico Valverde was unable to join his national team camp because of the injury suffered during the derby.

Jose Mourinho had given the remaining players holidays at the start of the international break, and after a week of rest, these players returned to Valdebebas to resume training on Monday.

As MARCA has reported, one of the main talking points from this session was the center-back Eder Militao, who was seen jogging with his teammates at the club’s facilities. This latest development shows that he is getting increasingly closer to full fitness. Only a few days ago, he was visited at the club by the doctor who operated on him to start his recovery from his latest injury.

Other players who trained under Mourinho on Monday included Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Antonio Rüdiger, Raúl Asensio, Álvaro Carreras, and Aurélien Tchouaméni. Meanwhile, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo Goes, Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappe, and Ibrahima Konate continue with their recovery processes.

Other Real Madrid players will continue training with their national teams for the next two weeks. Tonight, two Merengue players will be in action, namely, Arda Guler, who will be facing Italy with his Turkiye national team, and Eduardo Camavinga, who will be playing against Belgium with the French national team.

With the returns of Mbappe and Konate, Camavinga remains the only Real Madrid player in the French squad for this international break, as Aurelien Tchouameni was not called up by Zinedine Zidane in his first list as the national team manager because of the midfielder’s physical problems.