The Merengues will finish the season in second place in La Liga, Hansi Flick having won the title without difficulty for his first season in Barcelona.
Bellingham and Real Madrid lost at home and outside against the Flick team, as well as against the Catalan giants in the final of the Spanish Super Cup and the King's Cup.
The English international will miss Carlo Ancelotti's last match at the head of the club against Real Sociedad on May 24, due to a suspension.
However, the decision concerning a shoulder operation should be postponed at the end of the club World Cup in July.
Bellingham's message to “weak” Real Madrid
Bellingham was never going to match his brilliant first season in Madrid, after scoring 23 goals, during Real Madrid victories in Liga and the Champions League.
The former Borussia Dortmund star still scored 14 goals in 2024/25, but admitted to having dropped level in crucial moments.
“The club World Cup is important; This is another title that we hope to win. It is the dream of the team and the club, and it is important for us after a difficult season, ”according to Mundo Deportivo.
Real Madrid’s club World Cup dream
Real Madrid is currently working on an agreement to recruit Xabi Alonso before flying to the United States in early June for the tournament.
The competition will start on June 14 with the first Real Madrid match on June 18 against Al Hilal, Saudi Pro League club.
Real Madrid is placed in the H group alongside Al Hilal, Pachuca and RB Salzburg, and the prifferent prize pool offered guarantees that it will take competition seriously.
In the event of a victory in group H, the direct elimination phase will include financial awards for each match, and it could face Manchester City or Juventus in the round of 16.