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Real Madrid News Real Madrid defender faces surgery threat as old injury returns Raul Asencio had only just put one injury behind him and now, another problem from last season has returned to threaten the start of his new campaign. According to MARCA, the Real Madrid centre-back has recovered from the quadriceps injury that kept him out earlier this season, but the shin issue he had been carrying since last season has flared up again. Asencio, whose future at Real Madrid is uncertain, is already undergoing treatment at Valdebebas in what could be his final attempt to avoid surgery. The plan is to reduce the tension around the affected area and allow the injury to heal properly. However, there is little room for error. This means if the treatment does not produce the expected improvement, the defender will need an operation that could keep him out for between six and eight weeks. The injury Asencio refused to let stop him The shin issue first became a serious problem during the closing months of last season, when Real Madrid were already dealing with a shortage of available centre-backs. Asencio could have stopped and focused entirely on his recovery. Instead, he chose to continue. The defender had become an important option at a difficult time for the team and was unwilling to step away while the squad needed bodies in defence. Unfortunately, the problem had not healed as cleanly as expected. Asencio continued competing, while the medical staff attempted to find a solution that would allow him to keep playing without immediately sending him for surgery. He underwent a minimally invasive procedure to treat the affected area of the tibia, where scar tissue and a poorly healed callus had developed. The concern was that the condition could weaken the bone and potentially turn an existing fissure into something much more serious. The treatment bought Asencio time. He was able to keep helping Real Madrid when they needed him most, but that decision has now come back into the picture. Real Madrid give Asencio one last chance to avoid surgery The latest setback comes just as Asencio had recovered from his quadriceps problem. Rather than dealing with a completely separate injury, however, the defender is now struggling with the shin that troubled him throughout last season. He has already started a new course of treatment at Valdebebas, with several sessions completed. For now, the objective is to ease the pressure and tension in the affected area and allow the injury to settle without taking the more drastic route. As a result, surgery remains an alternative rather than the immediate plan, but if this latest treatment fails, there will be little choice left. Asencio would undergo surgery and face an expected absence of six to eight weeks, potentially taking him out for close to two months. Real Madrid News Former Real Madrid manager opines on Vinicius situation: ‘Needs to put his energy into the game’ There has been plenty of discussion about what happened with Vinicius Jr. in last Saturday’s match between Espanyol and Real Madrid (1-2). The Brazilian winger received a kick from an opposition player while on the floor, but the incident was overlooked by the referee as well as the VAR. Moreover, the 26-year-old superstar was once again at the receiving end of boos and whistles from opposition fans at the RCDE Stadium. Following the match, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho did not hesitate to say that the Brazilian is being bullied by opponents and supporters. “From the first minute, it’s like he’s already been given a set routine. Now I foul him, now you foul him, one player gets a yellow card, another comes on without one. It’s incredibly frustrating for him; he needs to have a lot of mental control,” Mourinho said. “I’ve even told him that if he scores, he should be careful how he celebrates. We’re in a social era of anti-bullying, but with Vini, we’re still in the era of bullying,” he added. Jorge Valdano gives his take Now, former Real Madrid manager and director Jorge Valdano has given his assessment of the Brazilian on Movistar. “Madridismo backs Vinicius and, of course, his coach backs Vinicius,” Valdano began. The Argentine then immediately pointed out the apparent contradiction in Mourinho’s current stance, compared to what the manager had said while he was at Benfica last season. “But the coach was at Benfica just three months ago and, regarding Vinicius, he said other things,” said Valdano, taking a dig at Mourinho, with whom he does not have the best of relatioships. For Valdano, the situation surrounding Vinicius has become one in which everyone believes they are right. “Here, everyone thinks they are right about Vinicius. The opponents and the Madridistas,” he added. Valdano’s advice to Vinicius Valdano then offered Vinicius some advice about how he should handle the situation, as he said: “I understand that, little by little, Vini is going to have to understand that he needs to put his energy into the game because he’s a star, and that’s where he has to make the difference and build his empire.” “Not through conflict, because that doesn’t benefit him or Real Madrid,” he concluded.