Real Madrid provides for midfielder Jude Bellingham to undergo surgery on a persistent shoulder problem after the 2025 club World Cup.
Specialists consulted by Athletics Indicated that Bellingham will probably be sidelined for about 12 weeks while he recovers from the operation and should miss the start of the 2025-26 La Liga season.
Bellingham, 21, fought his left shoulder against Rayo Vallecano in November 2023. The English international ended the match against Rayo, but then missed the next four games for the club and the country. He has often borne shoulders since.
Athletics reported in October that the sources of Madrid, speaking under the cover of anonymity, had indicated that their understanding was that Bellingham would need surgery at a given time to ensure that the shoulder heals correctly and to avoid a high risk of additional dislocations.
The lively football calendar has not yet offered Bellingham the possibility of undergoing surgery, given the time to recover to recover it.
It is expected that he will undergo surgery at the same clinic used by Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger and Eder Militao for their operations of quadriceps, meniscus and anterior cruciate (ACL) this season.
It is not clear if Bellingham had undergone previous shoulder problems before dislocation against Rayo during his first season in Spain, but the sources of the Madrid staff declared in 2023 that they were aware of the shoulder problems during his charm in Borussia Dortmund between 2020 and 2023. The photos show him with shoulder support twice when playing for the German club.
Bellingham has played 51 appearances in all competitions for Madrid this season, offering 14 goals and 14 assists.
The World Cup of the inaugural club takes place from June 15 to July 13. Madrid will play Al Hilal, Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg in group H.
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