On Tuesday morning, a promising young player for La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid had a successful surgery.

Marca asserts this, pointing to Joan Martínez as the concerned player.

For his part, earlier this month, Stopper Martínez was handed a crushing blow.

The Spaniard was sidelined for what is probably going to be the whole season, shortly after making his Real Madrid first team debut at the age of sixteen in the summer.

Joan, the most recent casualty of what is starting to appear to be a Madrid curse, was diagnosed with an ACL tear after being forced to miss training.

Since then, the Valdebebas medical staff had waited patiently for the appropriate time to approve the skilled stopper’s surgical technique.

And just that—as previously mentioned—was verified on Tuesday.

Since then, the Valdebebas medical staff had waited patiently for the appropriate time to approve the skilled stopper’s surgical technique.

And just that—as previously mentioned—was verified on Tuesday.

Per a report published by Marca:

Joan Martínez suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee during a first team training session on August 9. He successfully had surgery to repair the injury. Dr. Manuel Leyes operated on the potential 17-year-old center back this morning.

Conor Laird | GSFN