Capello: Beckham return not ruled out

12 April 2012

Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello on Saturday re-iterated his midweek message that David Beckham's exile from the playing squad may not be permanent.

Capello has not picked Beckham for Madrid's last three matches, and declared last Saturday that the midfielder would not play for the club again following his decision to join the Los Angeles Galaxy this summer.

But on Wednesday Capello hinted the decision was not irreversible, and the Italian repeated that suggestion in Saturday's press conference, saying: "We have said that there may be some changes. We have to wait and see. The other day I said there was a possibility, but it depends on many things."

Even without the highly-publicised events of the last fortnight, Beckham would likely have missed this weekend's match with injury anyway.

The 31-year-old has been unable to train with the rest of the Madrid squad for the last few days because of a thigh problem.

"Beckham is injured. He didn't train and is out," Capello said. "He briefly took the pitch and then withdrew. I'm not a doctor, so I can't comment on his injury."

Also missing from the Madrid squad to face Real Mallorca on Sunday were strike duo Ronaldo and Antonio Cassano, two more players whose futures at the club have been put into question recently.

With regards to Ronaldo, Capello said: "Ronaldo is still recovering. I still envision him wearing the Real Madrid shirt. Ronaldo has had some problems and is getting better."

However, the former Juventus boss was keen not to dwell on those players who are not going to be involved on Sunday.

"What is important is that we have an important match. We've reached the crucial part of the season. We should be speaking about the game, not other things. The group is all that matters."

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