The situation
Dani Ceballos finished the course at the top of his game and that’s how he wants to start the preseason with Real Madrid. “Working hard in the mountains. Eager to return”, read a publication that Utrera has posted on his Instagram account. It can be seen uphill on Pico Veleta in the Sierra Nevada, the fourth highest peak in Spain at 3,396 meters, and clinging to the granite apex that crowns a climb that, if completed, exceeds 900 meters of unevenness. Ceballos is aware that his future is at stake and he does not want to leave anything to chance.The midfielder will be part of the first group that is summoned to Valdebebas on July 8 to pass the post-holiday medical examinations (those who had international commitments will be incorporated in a staggered manner) and, according to the activity shown, will be ready to get into hands Antonio Pintus and under the orders of Ancelotti. It will be a fundamental summer for the 25-year-old footballer due to the context in which he navigates. There are three keys: performance, competition and the World Cup.
gradual growth
The injury in the Games , where he pointed to the leader of Luis de la Fuente’s team, postponed his return to Madrid after his double assignment at Arsenal. What appeared to be a sprained ankle resulted in a complete rupture of the anterior talofibular and calcaneal-fibular ligaments in his left leg. This left him without preseason and without the first months of competition. He reappeared in January in Copa (Alcoyano) and hit a stone in training without much luck. “He has not played the minutes he deserved with his training. He is one of the few that has had less than he deserved” , Ancelotti came to recognize in April. Little by little continuity was gained and left good feelings in the final stretch of the season. He finished the course with 18 games and 338 minutes played , all in just over four months and with great moments, such as his two starts against Osasuna and Espanyol. After the first, Carletto pointed out that “Ceballos was the best of the match ”; after the second the alirón of the 35th was sung. “ I have already spoken with him, he knows very well what I think, what the club thinks. He has to make the best decision for him. It’s all very clear to him. If he stays, perfect” , stated the coach in May, when Ceballos’ future was already being talked about. The next conversation, in Valdebebas, will be crucial.