On December 20, Real Madrid successfully announced David Alaba's operation for a torn cruciate ligament. The start of a long return process for the Austrian international, victim of one of the worst injuries for a footballer. Generally, the absence for this type of operation ranges between six and eight or even 10 months for the longest absences. But while we have just crossed the 10 month barrier without setting foot on the green rectangle, the situation is not improving for the Austrian.
Lengthy process for Alaba?
As revealed by the media Reliefthe former Bayern Munich player continues to see his return pushed back, his recovery process continues to go very slowly. Last May, he underwent another operation on his left knee to carry out a small cleaning. At 32, he is not expected to be able to play football again until the start of 2025 and in Spain, no return date is even imagined. In recent weeks, the rumor of a possible retirement had even been mentioned, before being quickly denied by the clan of the person concerned. In the meantime, the Merengue will still have to do for many months without him.
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To summarize
Victim of a cruciate ligament rupture at the end of 2023, David Alaba will soon celebrate his year of absence, and his return is still uncertain. Indeed, its recovery process would lengthen again.
