As per Relevo David Alaba is no longer expected to return to action for Real Madrid after the October international break.

The Austrian centre-back has not recovered as swiftly as initially expected and still needs some more individual training to up his match fitness.

Real Madrid now expect him to return to action in January 2025 when the winter transfer window. But the club does not have any current plans of signing a new centre-back in the winter transfer window.

Even though the Austrian defender has looked good in individual training sessions in recent weeks Los Blancos do not want to rush him back and risk him getting injured again.

Alaba picked up a horrible knee injury in December 2023. If he returns to action in January 2025 that mark 13 months of absence.

Real Madrid remain reliant on Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger to continue being their centre-back partnership because of the lack of quality options apart from them.