Real Madrid have confirmed defender Ibrahima Konate has suffered a knee ligament injury, though he is expected to be available after the international break. The France centre-back pulled out of Zinedine Zidanes first Les Bleus squad for their UEFA Nations League matches after being unable to finish training on Wednesday.The French Football Federation said Konate had suffered from a slight sprain, with the former Liverpool centre-back replaced in the squad by Manchester Uniteds Lenny Yoro.And in a statement released on Thursday, Madrid revealed the nature of the injury.It read: Following the tests carried out today on our player Ibrahima Konate by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a collateral ligament injury in his right leg.Reports in Spain have claimed that, should his recovery go to plan, Konate will be able to feature after the break.Madrid face Villarreal on October 10, when they will look to bounce back from a contentious 2-1 defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid.Centre-back Dean Huijsen will be suspended for that game, having been sent off in the derby loss, which left Madrid six points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Topics Ibrahima Konate LaLiga Real Madrid CF Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Cucurella reveals attempts to convince Rodri to make Real Madrid move before Barcelona switch Mitch Fretton 24th September, 2026 Lamine Yamal explains why goals should not decide the Ballon dOr Mitch Fretton 23rd September, 2026 Javier Tebas: Real Madrid call for La Liga president to leave over intolerable attacks Ben Miller 22nd September, 2026 Kylian Mbappe reveals his mother fell in love with Liverpool during transfer talks Mitch Fretton 22nd September, 2026 Stop blaming the refs, Jose! La Liga chief Tebas says Mourinho needs to look closer to home to sort Real Madrid issues Jon Fisher 22nd September, 2026 Five England players to watch during the international break Cian Cheesbrough 21st September, 2026
