Real Madrid set to miss up to 15 players at the start of pre-season due to international commitments

Los Blancos will only have 3 weeks of pre-season training before the La Liga campaign begins.

Zinedine Zidane could be left with a headache with as many as 15 players potentially missing the start of Real Madrid’s pre-season campaign, according to AS.

Los Blancos will begin pre-season training at the end of August, but the UEFA Nations League games in the first week of September means many players will be away representing their nations.

Five Madrid players including Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal and Marco Asensio have already been picked for Spain’s Nations League games next month, meaning those three will not be available for the initial stages of pre-season training.

Some other important players will also be away which could make it difficult for Zidane to recharge the batteries of his squad before the La Liga season begins for Madrid on September 18.