The 27-year-old could feature in the club’s home game against Rayo Vallecano on 1 February
Trent Alexander-Arnold is close to full fitness after missing over a month due to injury.
The Real Madrid right-back sustained a thigh injury against Athletic Bilbao at the start of December and was ruled out for two months.
He is now heading into the final stretch of his recovery and is expected to return by next weekend, possibly in contention for Madrid’s home game against Rayo Vallecano on 1 February.
Alexander-Arnold has struggled with injuries since joining Madrid from Liverpool last summer. He has missed 23 games so far this season through fitness issues, featuring only in 11, with a total of 497 minutes played.
When the 27-year-old has played, the England international has also struggled for form, seeking to replicate the levels he showed at Liverpool for over nine years.
He had begun to show signs of form, his performance in that game against Bilbao arguably his best so far for Madrid before sustaining the injury in the second half.
Analysis: Unlucky injury for Alexander-Arnold
The news that Real Madrid will be without Alexander-Arnold for up to two months is crushing, especially when viewed through the lens of the player’s impressive performance against Athletic Club.
Wednesday night at San Mames was one of the few times in his fledgling Madrid career when he was one of the undisputed best players on the pitch. His long pass to Kylian Mbappe in the seventh minute for Madrid’s opener was reminiscent of the long balls he used to deliver for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool.
