Real Madrid training turns into tragedy after player suffers cruciate ligament injury

The Spanish newspaper Marca announced that one of the Real Madrid players who participated in the first team training today, Friday, suffered a cruciate ligament tear.

Real Madrid is preparing to play its first official match in the new season against Italian club Atalanta next Wednesday in the European Super Cup match.

According to Marca newspaper, Atough blow for Joan Martínez , who was seriously injured during this afternoon’s training session with the first team. The centre-back, who has not yet been officially confirmed, has a torn cruciate ligament in one of his knees.

Joan, aged 16, had been the great sensation of the tour and was playing in the first team under the orders of Ancelotti , who was determined to back him. To the point that he was going to be included in the squad for the European Super Cup next Wednesday.

Joan Martínez had become Real Madrid’s main bet for the future in the centre of defence in recent weeks, especially after the club was unable to secure Yoro in its aim to strengthen its defence.

In fact, as MARCA reported this morning, the club had already made the first moves to secure the very young centre-back with a new contract that would improve the current one in terms of time and conditions. The expectations were huge and in the offices there was great hope that they had found at home what they were looking for abroad.