Dani Ceballos
29-Year-Old
Real Madrid
La Liga
GTD
Injury Calf
Est. Return 4/4/2026
Could return against Mallorca
Ceballos (calf) rejoined full team training this week and could be available for Saturday's clash against Mallorca, though a starting role is not on the cards, according to Sergio Lopez of Diario AS.
ANALYSIS
Ceballos suffered a right soleus tear on Feb. 21 at El Sadar and was initially handed a seven-week timeline, but has managed to shave a week off that projection by returning to group training ahead of schedule. The Spaniard will not start against Mallorca, but being back in the squad after six weeks out is progress in the right direction. The bigger challenge awaiting him is not physical but situational with the competition in the midfield at Real Madrid, finding his way into the lineup at all figures to be a serious battle for the remainder of the season.
Ceballos suffered a right soleus tear on Feb. 21 at El Sadar and was initially handed a seven-week timeline, but has managed to shave a week off that projection by returning to group training ahead of schedule. The Spaniard will not start against Mallorca, but being back in the squad after six weeks out is progress in the right direction. The bigger challenge awaiting him is not physical but situational with the competition in the midfield at Real Madrid, finding his way into the lineup at all figures to be a serious battle for the remainder of the season.
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Aston Villa ready to make move
Aston Villa are expected to make a move for Ceballos before the end of the January transfer window, according to TalkSPORT.
ANALYSIS
Aston Villa need to sign a central midfielder to bolster their depth in the middle of the park, but they need to look at new alternatives. After failing to sign Conor Gallagher, who signed with Tottenham Hotspur, they seem to have set their sights on Ceballos. The 29-year-old playmaker is a backup at Real Madrid, but Villa would be open to give him a bigger role in a midfield line that needs depth and another playmaking option.
Aston Villa need to sign a central midfielder to bolster their depth in the middle of the park, but they need to look at new alternatives. After failing to sign Conor Gallagher, who signed with Tottenham Hotspur, they seem to have set their sights on Ceballos. The 29-year-old playmaker is a backup at Real Madrid, but Villa would be open to give him a bigger role in a midfield line that needs depth and another playmaking option.