The number 5 of the Merengue suffers from an injury to the plantar muscle of the right leg. “After the tests carried out today on our player Jude Bellingham by the Real Madrid medical department, he has been diagnosed with a plantar muscle injury in his right leg.“, the Spanish club said on its social networks.
An injury that would be uncommon, especially because this muscle is not present in all individuals: it is estimated that 10% of the population does not have it. It is located at the back of the knee and connects the femur to the calcaneus (heel bone). Its true function is the subject of a vast medical debate, with some theories even arguing that it has no real function in humans.
Who will replace him this Sunday against Valladolid?
Carlo Ancelotti will have to do without Jude Bellingham for a month. The Italian manager must also do without Eduardo Camavinga, who has been absent since the European Super Cup against Atalanta. Two absences that reshuffle the cards in the Madrid midfield.
Against Valladolid this Sunday for the 2nd day of La Liga, Ancelotti could line up his number 10 Luka Modric in midfield alongside Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde. Unless he decides to include Arda Güler or Brahim Diaz in the axis. Answer this Sunday…
