An update on the wellbeing of Real Madrid starlet Joan Martínez has on Tuesday come to the fore online.
Stopper Martínez, for his part, was of course dealt nothing short of a hammer blow earlier this season.
Fresh off breaking into the first-team picture at Real Madrid at just 16 years of age during the summer, the Spaniard was ruled out for what was, at the time, expected to be the entirety of the campaign.
A victim of what has long begun to look like nothing short a curse in Madrid, Joan, after being forced out of training, was diagnosed with a torn ACL.
The youngster, in turn, has spent the months since recovering at Valdebebas.
And, if the latest word stemming from the media is anything to go by, then such endeavours appear to be going altogether well.
As per a report from **[Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/joan-martinez-se-machaca-para-triunfar-en-el-madrid-n/)**, despite previous reports to the contrary:
‘It is hoped that Joan will be able to play some games before the end of the season.’
Conor Laird – GSFN