The club are concerned about “discomfort” the goalkeeper has experienced during recent weeks and asked Slovenia to allow him to return to Spain “to avoid any risk of a relapse”.
The 25-year-old picked up an injury to his left gluteus this month and missed both legs of the Europa League last-16 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.
He will skip Slovenia’s game with Belarus on Tuesday and return to Madrid, where medical staff are expected to assess his condition.
Atleti face a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks, starting with a home LaLiga game against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.
Diego Simeone’s side then meet Sporting CP in the Europa League quarter-final first leg before a derby clash with Real Madrid on April 8.
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