Real Madrid set timeline for World Cup players’ return for pre-season training

Real Madrid set timeline for World Cup players’ return for pre-season training Real Madrid have officially begun pre-season preparations , but several first-team players remain absent due to their involvement in the World Cup. With a number of internationals still away, either at the tournament on holiday after being eliminated, the squad will gradually be reinforced over the coming weeks as players complete their mandatory rest periods before rejoining José Mourinho’s side. The first players to return According to Mundo Deportivo , the earliest returns will be Arda Guler and Federico Valverde, whose national teams were eliminated during the group stage of the tournament. The expected return dates are July 17 for Guler and July 18 for Valverde. They will be the first World Cup participants to report back to Valdebebas. Late July reinforcements Dumfries will join pre-season in a week. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images) Antonio Rudiger is scheduled to return on July 21, the same day new signing Denzel Dumfries is also expected to join the squad. According to the report, the new signing, who arrived from Inter Milan, could even be officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on that date. The next wave of arrivals is expected to follow on July 27, when the Brazilian duo of Endrick and Vinicius Jr. will join the pre-season training camp. Meanwhile, another new signing, Bernardo Silva is pencilled to report for training on July 28 with a possible presentation on the same day. Later on, Brahim Diaz will be back on July 31, while Thibaut Courtois, whose injury in the quarter-finals against Spain is not understood to be a serious one, is expected to report on August 1. These players were all eliminated before the World Cup semi-finals and will return according to the club’s recovery schedule. Semifinalists will return last Meanwhile, Real Madrid still have five representatives competing in the final stages of the tournament: Marc Cucurella (Spain), Kylian Mbappe, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Ibrahima Konate (all France), and Jude Bellingham (England). As the tournament progresses, these players will be the last to report for pre-season. Those whose national teams are eliminated in the semifinals are expected to return on August 5, while any Real Madrid players who reach the World Cup final on July 19 will rejoin Mourinho’s squad on August 10, after completing their post-tournament break. The staggered return of the internationals means Mourinho will begin pre-season with a reduced squad, supplemented by academy players and recent signings. As each group returns, the Portuguese coach will gradually assemble his full squad ahead of the start of the new campaign, with the final World Cup participants not expected back until early August.