Overview
- Real Madrid announced in a medical statement that 23-year-old Raúl Asencio will have surgery to treat a stress fracture in his right tibia, with the procedure scheduled for Thursday, October 1.
- Club doctors and the player tried rest and conservative treatment over the summer but pain returned after Asencio increased training, prompting a fresh medical review and the decision to operate.
- Spanish reports place recovery at roughly two to four months, which could keep Asencio out until early 2027 though the club has not given a fixed return date.
- Asencio’s operation reduces Real Madrid’s centre-back options because Éder Militão is recovering from hamstring surgery, Ibrahima Konaté has fitness issues and Dean Huijsen is currently suspended, leaving Antonio Rüdiger as the only clearly available senior centre-back.
- Asencio made 34 first-team appearances last season, rejected transfer interest this summer and has not played competitively in 2026–27 after a pre-season muscle problem, and media talk of a January loan remains unconfirmed.