Overview
- Medical tests identified a lesion in the semimembranosus of Valverde’s right leg following discomfort felt late in the draw at Rayo Vallecano.
- Real Madrid informed Uruguay that Valverde will not join the squad for friendlies against Mexico and the United States.
- The club plans to keep him in Madrid for treatment, with return dates dependent on how the injury evolves.
- Team guidance sets an approximate absence of around ten days, with an internal goal of being available for Elche on 13 November at Martínez Valero.
- Valverde has recently featured at right-back due to Dani Carvajal’s injury and was replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold after requesting a substitution in Vallecas.