Real Madrid defender Asencio to undergo shin surgery, facing months out

[p]The ‌surgery will take place ‌on Thursday. Spanish media reported ‌that his recovery time will be between two ‌and four months if ⁠the ‌operation goes as planned.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/asencio-raul/rPco96rl/"]Asencio[/a], 23, ​has been battling injury since the start ​of the season and was not included in ⁠[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a]'s matchday ​squads for their first five games.[/p][embed guid="00300e63-9c0b-4f07-bde8-e781d6242cd7" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2105261189521391901" social-type="twitter" /][p]He made 34 appearances for Real last season, ‌but lost his starting place in the last three months of the campaign.[/p][p]New signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Ibrahima Konate[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/huijsen-dean/2V3qUZAd/"]Dean Huijsen[/a] have been coach Jose Mourinho's regular central defenders this ‌season, and he can ​also call on German [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rudiger-antonio/rZHXvTho/"]‌Antonio Rudiger[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eder-militao/zX2Rm9YG/"]Eder Militao[/a] continues to recover from the hamstring surgery that has kept him sidelined ⁠since ⁠April.[/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]