Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio is facing the prospect of undergoing surgery despite just recovering from an injury that has kept him out for a while, Marca reports.
The 23-year-old has overcome the quadriceps injury that kept him sidelined earlier this season.
However, the issue affecting his tibia has flared up again. The same leg is once again causing concern, leaving Asencio with one final attempt to avoid surgery.
The Spanish centre-back has already started a new treatment programme at Valdebebas, where he has completed several sessions.
The aim is to reduce the pressure on the affected area and allow the injury to heal without the need for an operation.
If the treatment doesn’t produce the expected improvement, surgery could become unavoidable, with an estimated recovery period of six to eight weeks.
The tibia problem first became a serious concern toward the end of last season, when Madrid were struggling with injuries across their defence.
With the club short of centre-backs, Asencio chose to continue playing despite the risk involved. Medical staff looked for a solution that would allow him to compete while managing the problem.
Asencio underwent a minimally invasive procedure to treat an area of the tibia where abnormal tissue and a poorly healed callus had developed.
There were concerns that the condition could weaken the bone and potentially turn the existing fissure into a fracture.
The treatment gave him the chance to continue helping Madrid during an important period, but the problem never fully disappeared.
After the season ended, the plan was for Asencio to rest and allow the tibia to recover naturally, but that improvement hasn’t arrived.
The situation may also have been affected by the quadriceps injury in the same leg, which forced the defender to change his training and workload during pre-season.
Asencio is now undergoing another round of treatment at Valdebebas in the hope of avoiding surgery.
However, the margin for error is small, and failure to improve could leave the club and player with little choice but to undergo surgery.
If an operation is required, Asencio could miss six to eight weeks, which would be another major setback for the defender.
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