Real Madrid summer signing determined to gain Mourinho’s trust after losing prominence

Real Madrid summer signing determined to gain Mourinho’s trust after losing prominence Denzel Dumfries was one of Real Madrid’s signing in the summer, roped in from Inter Milan to cushion the blow of Dani Carvajal’s farewell. The Dutchman had a good start to the season as well, becoming a first-team regular for Jose Mourinho in the right-back position, ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold. However, Dumfries has fallen out of favour in recent weeks, notably starting only two of Real Madrid’s eight games after the international break. Dumfries determined to win the trust According to AS , Dumfries is determined to win back the trust of Mourinho after falling out of favour recently. Dumfries will be in action for the Netherlands this week. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) The Dutchman is aware that he is no longer a guaranteed starter at Real Madrid, despite starting six out of the first eight matches while starting all the Netherlands’ matches during the first international break. But as mentioned earlier, the former Inter Milan star has only started two of the eight matches since, with Federico Valverde becoming Mourinho’s preferred choice in the right-back position. Both the starts, in fact, have come in the Champions League matches against AS Roma and AEK Athens respectively. A difficult road ahead for Dumfries Dumfries’ road back into the Real Madrid starting lineup, though, will be extremely difficult given the way Valverde has been performing. Can Dumfries compete with Valverde? (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) The Uruguayan international has turned the position into his own with consistent displays week in and week out that have left Mourinho impressed, though he wants more from the player . What’s different is that Valverde himself appears to be enjoying playing the role as well, which is a departure from last season, where the versatile midfielder was forced into that role. That’s not to say Dumfries will not be useful to Real Madrid. His presence will give Mourinho important leverage to rest Valverde and avoid overburdening him. The Dutchman’s first step will be to impress for the Netherlands during this international break, with Xavi Hernandez already assigning a key role for him in the team.