The Club World Cup is set to begin on June 15 and is considered part of the current season. However, FIFA is allowing transfers for the tournament, and Real Madrid could obviously change coaches if it sees fit.
It’s a new tournament, with more games and more fatigue. But it’s a tournament in which Real Madrid wants to be crowned in this new era of world football. As with the European Cup, Real Madrid won the first five. Over time, those trophies have become more valuable given the greatness of the tournament today. Something similar could happen in the Club World Cup, and Florentino Pérez wants the team to treat this tournament as if it were the Champions League.
New signings for the World Cup
The Whites are already moving forward to welcome back Éder Militao to their ranks, and all signs indicate that the Brazilian defender will return just ahead of schedule. After a long and extraordinary recovery process, the defender has shown remarkable progress, which fuels hope.
The Brazilian, who suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury at the start of the season (November 9), has worked with admirable determination during his recovery and everything points to him being available for the team’s debut in the Club World Cup on June 18.
His recovery is not the only ‘signing’ expected for the Club World Cup in June. One of the absences that has hurt Real Madrid the most this season has been that of Dani Carvajal, due to his great performance and importance within the dressing room. His absence has also been felt greatly, as the plan B, Lucas Vázquez, has not performed as expected.
The Leganés native’s willpower has made his recovery almost miraculous, and he has already set a date for his return. “It’s going very well, little by little. The challenge is to make it to the end of May. We’ll see if we can do it,” Carvajal said on El Chiringuito.
In addition, Trent Alexander-Arnold has become one of the most talked-about players due to his more than likely arrival at Real Madrid next season after ending his contract with Liverpool. But the question is whether the player will be able to play in the Club World Cup with the white team. The new transfer window promoted by FIFA could allow the Briton to wear the Merengue shirt before the end of the Club World Cup and become part of the squad.
Two unexpected signings
According to the newspaper ‘As’, the contracts of Luka Modric and Lucas Vázquez have been extended until July so that they can play in the Club World Cup. The FIFA competition will be played in the United States between June 14 and July 13, with Madrid’s debut on June 18 against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in Miami (9:00 p.m. Spanish time).
Both Modric and Vázquez’s contracts expire at the end of June and they want to stay at Madrid, although the club has not yet announced what will happen to two of its former captains. Everything points to the Galician full-back leaving the club, while the Croatian’s future is less clear. At 40, he wants to play one more year to reach the World Cup, but Real Madrid is considering making changes in midfield.