Real Madrid's Asencio has shin surgery, faces around four months out

📰 Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio has undergone surgery on a stress fracture of his right tibia and will be out for around four months. 📌 Key points 🩹 Asencio has had surgery on a stress fracture of his right tibia. 🗓️ His recovery is reported to be around four months. 🏥 The operation was performed by Dr Leyes under the supervision of the club's medical staff. 🧢 Mourinho personally visited him after the surgery. 🛡️ Rüdiger is effectively the only centre-back left. 📝 What happened 🏥 Real Madrid announced on 1 October that Asencio had undergone surgery performed by Dr Manuel Leyes and that it had been successful. The club's medical staff supervised the operation, and Asencio will begin rehabilitation within a few days. 🩹 Asencio had been playing through pain since the second half of last season. He has yet to feature this season, and when the pain recently returned he eventually opted for surgery. 🧢 According to Yahoo Sports, José Mourinho visited Asencio in person after the operation. 🛡️ The problem is the defence. Huijsen is suspended after his red card against Atlético, and Konaté is injured. Football España reported that Rüdiger is the only centre-back currently available. 📊 By the numbers • Expected time out: around 4 months • Date of surgery: 1 October • Appearances this season: 0 • Available centre-backs: 1, Rüdiger (per Football España) 🔭 Why it matters If all goes to plan, Asencio will not be back until early 2027. With their defence already depleted two months into the season, Real resume their league campaign at home to Villarreal on 10 October. Whether they strengthen at centre-back in the January transfer window has become a key question.