Yan Diomandé Could Make His Real Madrid Debut Against Schalke
Yan Diomandé could experience one of the biggest moments of his young career this Sunday. The Ivory Coast player has been included by José Mourinho in the Real Madrid squad for the friendly against Schalke 04 and could play his first minutes with the senior team.
Diomandé’s name is one of the main talking points in a 24-man squad that also includes Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham, as well as other important players such as Thibaut Courtois, Ibrahima Konaté and Marc Cucurella.
The match will provide Mourinho with another important test before the official start of the season and an opportunity to continue evaluating some of the young players who have been involved throughout preseason.
Diomandé Enters Mourinho’s Plans
The inclusion of Yan Diomandé has generated particular excitement.
The Ivorian is among the academy and reserve-team players called up for the trip to Germany, alongside Illia, Mario Rivas, Cestero, Alexis Ciria and C. Espí.
Mourinho has used preseason to take a closer look at the club’s young talent, with several players responding positively to their opportunities. Now, it could be Diomandé’s turn.
His inclusion in the squad does not guarantee that he will play, but it opens the possibility of seeing him with Real Madrid for the first time, especially in a friendly where the Portuguese coach will have the opportunity to experiment and make several changes throughout the match.
Mbappé and Bellingham Are Also in the Squad
Real Madrid will travel with many of their biggest stars.
The midfield options include Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Arda Güler and Bernardo Silva, while Mourinho will be able to call upon Vinícius Jr., Mbappé, Brahim Díaz, C. Espí and Diomandé in attack.
Endrick will miss the match due to a physical overload, while Aurélien Tchouaméni is also unavailable as he has yet to fully recover.
The friendly against Schalke 04 will give Real Madrid another opportunity to fine-tune the team ahead of the new season, but plenty of attention will also be focused on one of the youngest players making the trip.
If Mourinho decides to give him the opportunity, this Sunday we could see Yan Diomandé play his first minutes in a Real Madrid shirt.
