Real Madrid Handed Fresh Injury Blow as Aurelien Tchouameni Leaves France Squad

Real Madrid have been handed fresh injury worry after Aurelien Tchouameni was sent home from the France squad with a muscle problem, just days into the international break.

The midfielder left training with discomfort on Monday and went for tests to see how bad it was. The answer is not what Madrid wanted to hear. France confirmed on Tuesday that he has hurt his right adductor and will not stay with the group. 

“Aurelien Tchouameni has sustained an injury to his right adductor muscle,” the statement read. 

“Following consultation with Real Madrid’s medical team, the French national team’s medical staff, in agreement with the player, have decided to release him back to his club. He will not be replaced.”

Aurélien Tchouameni souffre de l’adducteur droit. Après avoir échangé avec les médecins du Real Madrid, le staff médical des Bleus, en accord avec le joueur, a décidé de le remettre à disposition de son club. Il ne sera pas remplacé. https://t.co/K8QUlDrp9Q

— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) November 10, 2026

Tchouameni will now fly back to Madrid to continue his recovery, and his break is over. Further tests there will show how long he will be out. The one small positive is that he picked up the knock early, so he has two free weeks before Madrid play again.

Injuries have followed him through his time at the Bernabeu. He picked up a problem after the World Cup and missed the first part of the season under Jose Mourinho. 

He slowly won his place back and proved to be a dependable physical presence in midfield. He even built a good understanding with Arda Guler and Bernardo Silva and was close to being an automatic starter.

That is why the timing hurts. Mourinho had finally found a midfield mix that worked, and it is now in doubt. He will hope the injury is a minor one, but with France deciding to send him home, that looks unlikely.