The doubt that hovers around the celebration of the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer due to the Covid-19 crisis, also affects Real Madrid and its players.
In fact, if, as it seems, the Olympic Games finally end up being celebrated (from July 24 to August 9), at Real Madrid the presence of up to 19 players who can be selected by their countries to play the tournament must be managed. Olympic and they would not be present at the beginning of the white preseason.
The most controversial cases, as the newspaper As points out, are those of the under-21 players in the squad: Vinicius, Rodrygo, Militao, Reinier, Brahim that fall within the parameters allowed by the IOC To participate with players born after 1997 .
On the other hand, there are the cases of the loan players who can also be selectable and whose future is uncertain regarding their presence or departure of the team during the next summer. These players are: Mayoral, Vallejo, Kubo and Ceballos.
Somewhat more controversial is the participation of players born before 1997 and that, as a measure, each team can select three of them. At Real Madrid they already know of the interest in attending the Olympic event of Ramos but they are also in the prelist of Luis De La Fuente: Nacho, Carvajal, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez and Isco. Others like Marcelo, Casemiro, Varane and Kroos will also be able to answer the call of their federation but it becomes more complicated. However, with the foreseeable postponement of the Euro Cup and the Copa América they could change their minds.
In this way, the white team is waiting for the events to be resolved progressively to know which players they can count on and which ones not for the start of the next campaign.