Shortly after having signed at Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham dislocated her left shoulder. A physical glitch dates back to November 2023. Since then, the English international has been playing with special protection. More than a year and a half later, and after long weeks of reflection, the decision was finally made to pass on the billiards. Xabi Alonso's team is about to do without English services for a very long time.
And it is for this reason that the choice of having been operated on was delayed. But this Wednesday, Jude Bellingham's shoulder will therefore be repaired on the London side. According to The Athletic, The duration of unavailability of Madrid is estimated between ten and twelve weeks. The Merengues could therefore be forced to play without him almost four months, with an estimated return as soon as possible around October.
Like his team, Jude Bellingham was much less efficient in the last season of Real Madrid. While his first year with the Merengue had been flamboyant, his repositioning due to the arrival of Kylian Mbappé impacted his offensive return. Fifteen goals in fifty-eight games, all competitions combined, for as many assists. Far from the twenty-three goals in just forty-three games of his first season.
Jude Bellingham absent, what solution to replace it?
Once put back on feet, the former Borussia Dortmund hopes to quickly find his sensations to help his team go back to the summits. Apart from the UEFA Intercontinental Cup, Real Madrid won no trophy last season. An anomaly for such a club. The decline in Jude Bellingham's diet was not for nothing in history.
It will therefore remain to be seen how Xabi Alonso will reorganize his workforce and his midfielder to best compensate for the provisional absence of the International of Threes Lions. Very interesting during the Club World Cup, Arda Güler could take the opportunity to take more responsibilities.
