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USA Summer tour
The * in the list indicates that Militão, Fran Gonzalez, Jacobo Ramón, Vini and Rodrygo will join the squad in a few days.
The team already arrived at the hotel in Chicago.
USA Summer tour start this week. The first game is on July 31, against Milan. A rumor says the 16 year old defender Joan Martinez will play in this game.
There is a question of who may accompany Asencio at center-back against Milan. Rüdiger and Vallejo’s fitness will be monitored but Jacobo Ramon and Joan Martinez have chances. The idea is for each of them to get minutes on the tour.
— @relevo pic.twitter.com/TqNdlZScZw
— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) July 28, 2024
There is a training session scheduled for today at 17:30.
Ancelotti won’t rush with Endrick
Carlo Ancelotti will not rush with Endrick but will manage his minutes wisely during the pre-season. The player is very confident in his chances of playing little by little. They do not want to repeat the situation Vitor Roque is experiencing at Barcelona.
— @diarioas pic.twitter.com/TE36Trc6tq
— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) July 28, 2024
It will interesting to see how Carlo manages Endrick’s minutes, especially during pre-season, without Mbappe. Dorival Junior, Brazil NT coach, has been criticized just because he didn’t rush with Endrick during Copa America too. The Brazilian press compare Brazil NT with Spain, where coach Luiz de la Fuente had Yamal as his starter during EURO.