Real Madrid are having trouble in the midfield, especially after Casemiro got injured. The Brazilian is the only stopper in the squad and he got injured in the game against Espanyol 10 days ago. He has a problem in his fibula and will miss the next month of competition.
Zinedine Zidane is already thinking how he can replace the Brazilian midfielder. Real Madrid had a specialist in this position but he left the club in summer and now is shining in La Liga. We’re talking about Marcos Llorente, who is playing in Alavés, the team who is surprising everybody in the first two months of competition.
Alavés beat yesterday (3-1) Granada and are now very close to the European positions. For a newly promoted team is a really good start of the season. Even more if more than ten players are new and the coach, Mauricio Pellegrino, arrived as well in summer. Alavés was able to beat Barcelona at Nou Camp in a shocking defeat and drew in the first game of La Liga at Vicente Calderón against Atlético de Madrid.
Marcos Llorente has been a key player in this good start of the season. The defensive midfielder is showing great defensive skills and he’s giving the right balance to the team. Pellegrino’s defensive ideas match perfectly with the former Real Madrid player.
Zizou spoke about Llorente this week and how the club decided to give him on loan one season, so he could play 30 games in the top division and after come back to the capital. However, some people are saying that Llorente could even come back earlier, especially if Casemiro is having injury problems and the Spaniard continues playing that well.
But Alavés boss, Joseán Querejeta, has already said that this is not a possibility. In the loan deal, there is no option for Llorente to go back to Real Madrid as early as in January. So Los Blancos will have to wait until June to get back one of the most promising players in this start of the season.
