Ferland Mendy’s 2026-27 season has not yet started. At least, not on the pitches of La Liga and Europe. You have to go to the infirmary at the Valdebebas training center to find traces of the French international. A place he unfortunately knows too well. Since his arrival at Casa Blanca from Olympique Lyonnais in 2019, the native of Meulan-en-Yvelines has been stopped around twenty times according to the specialist site transfermarkt. Last year alone, he was on the flank 5 times. The last injury dates from May 3. It was during the La Liga match against Espanyol Barcelona (14 minutes played). A new hard blow for the left side, victim of a tendon tear with bone separation.
In the process, some media announced that it was one injury too many for the Frenchman, ready to hang up his crampons. Which was never in his plans. As we explained to you on our site, he absolutely wants to get back in shape and try to convince José Mourinho to bet on him. A mission that will not be simple. During the summer, the Special One welcomed Marc Cucurella, whom he installed as left back. Arriving last year from Benfica for €50 million, Alvaro Carreras acts as understudy for the 2026 world champion. Fran Garcia, who was not part of the Portuguese’s plans, was exfiltrated and sent to Betis. Some Spanish publications predicted the same fate for Mendy, announced on Mourinho’s blacklist.
Ferland Mendy has several challenges
In the end, he stayed in Madrid. We told you that leaving was never in his plans. Especially since with his injury, it was complicated to consider a departure for him as for the club, which did not raise this possibility with him, we were informed. Despite everything, the footballer born in 1995 knows that an immense challenge awaits him once he gets back on his feet since he is third in the hierarchy. Still in the rehabilitation phase, Ferland Mendy has not yet had the opportunity to show what he has in his stomach to the new staff (0 matches played). He is working to get back into his best shape. On Monday, he also gave his news after training. “Recovery from the injury? Good, good…better”he said to El Chiringuito. Other media outlets reported that he was seen touching up the ball on the Valdebebas pitches.
A new step forward in his rehabilitation protocol. Once recovered, Mendy will have a lot to do to get playing time with Mourinho, who already has what it takes in this position. This will perhaps involve a departure at one point or another for the versatile side under contract until 2028. But it depends on his ambitions at club, or even in selection. Zinedine Zidane, who brought him to Madrid, really appreciates him. And this truce allowed us to understand that the new strong man of the Blues is seeking to strengthen the left-back position. Present at the World Cup, Theo Hernandez and Lucas Digne fell by the wayside. Adrien Truffert and Andy Diouf showed some interesting things. For the moment, the Blues are still very far away for Mendy (10 caps), whose last cap dates back to June 10, 2024 against Canada (0-0). But that’s another story. His priority at the moment is to recover physically and find a place with the Merengues. If possible, on the green rectangle.
