O Real Madrid released the list of related for the debut in The league against Athletic Bilbao this Saturday. The ball rolls at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), at the San Mamés stadium, in Bilbao, Spain.
The main absence in the relationship was the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who suffered ligament damage to his left knee during a team practice. The Belgian athlete will have to undergo surgery and is expected to be sidelined for most of the season.
For his place, the big bet is on Lunin, who among the relationships, is the one with the most experience to assume ownership while Real analyzes options in the market. David De Gea is one of the targets of the Spaniards, but there are still no significant advances in the negotiations.
Check out the complete list of athletes listed by coach Carlo Ancelotti:
- Goalkeepers: Lunin, Cañizares and Fran;
- Defenders: Carvajal, Eder Militão, Alaba, Nacho Fernández, Odriozola, Lucas Vázquez, Fran García and Rudiger;
- Socks: Bellingham, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Camavinga, Valverde e Tchouameni;
- Attackers: Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, Joselu and Brahim Díaz.
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Ancelotti assured Lunin for the continuation of the season, in no hurry to find out if Real Madrid will sign a goalkeeper on the market. Still, he spoke about the situation of the team’s fixed center forward after the departure of Karim Benzema to Al-Ittihad, from Saudi Arabia.
“We have total confidence in Lunin and we’ll see if we can add another goalkeeper to the squad. We have time, let’s think about it. If we sign, we’ll do it by number, because we have confidence in Lunin”, said the coach.
In pre-season we scored a lot of goals and chances – the problem was defensive. At the front we are doing very well, we have options. Joselu is very good in the area and Brahim (Díaz) between the lines can provide solutions. I don’t think so (about an athlete taking the number 9 jersey), he added.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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