Real Madrid target January return for David Alaba after 12-month ACL injury absence
Real Madrid are targeting a return for David Alaba in January following the serious knee injury that has kept him out for the last 13 months. The Austria international underwent anterior cruciate knee ligament (ACL) surgery in his left knee after suffering a rupture during Madrid’s La Liga victory over Villarreal in December 2023 before in May 2024 undergoing an arthroscopy,