According to AS, Asensio, Real Madrid's defender, has advanced his estimated full recovery time by a week. In fact, he already participated in part of the collective training session on Monday.

Raúl Asensio embodies resilience.

Two years ago, following Militão's serious injury, Asensio made his Real Madrid senior debut under Ancelotti against Osasuna. Faced with a sudden opportunity, he showed no fear and quickly proved himself—he delivered a 45-meter pass to assist Bellingham, demonstrating that beyond decisive defending and excellent pace, he possessed quality technical ability and could orchestrate attacks from the back.

That season, Asensio made 46 appearances for Real Madrid and was even called up to the Spanish national team coached by de la Fuente.

However, last season, his career trajectory was hampered by injuries. He suffered a broken nose, a concussion, and notably a tibia stress fracture that was never completely resolved.

Despite this, Asensio chose to persevere. He played several matches for Arbeloa while injured, only taking rest after Rüdiger and Militão resolved their own injury issues.

With Mourinho's arrival at Real Madrid, the club had signaled that with the signing of Konaté, they could consider finding a new club for Asensio.

But this defender from Gran Canaria had made his decision on his first day back with the team after the break: he would earn the Portuguese coach's approval through his dedication and total commitment.

Mourinho's technical staff was quickly impressed by Asensio's high standards in training. However, this demanding training attitude also came with consequences; he suffered a muscle injury, missing the final four pre-season matches and the opening league match against Espanyol at Cornellà.

But through long hours in the gym and treatment and recovery with the physiotherapy and rehabilitation team, Asensio's overall recovery progress is already a week ahead of schedule.

In fact, at training in Valdebebas on Monday, he already partially participated in the collective session. The current plan is for him to resume full training on Thursday.

The tibia stress fracture remains a hidden concern.

Currently, the only issue Asensio is still managing is the previous tibia stress fracture. His plan is to continue conservative treatment, avoiding surgery as much as possible.

A week ago, the medical team fitted him with special therapeutic boots, which significantly reduced his pain. In the coming months, if the injury does not worsen, Asensio will continue conservative treatment.

Only if the injury worsens will he consider surgery, and there is currently no specific timeline set for any operation.

Traduit par IA.

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