Bellingham Set for Surgery: Real Madrid Star's Injury Update

Jude Bellingham's shoulder surgery is scheduled after the Club World Cup, which may cause him to miss Real Madrid's early LaLiga games and England's World Cup qualifiers.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham will undergo surgery for a persistent shoulder issue following the Club World Cup. The England midfielder has been managing the discomfort since dislocating it in a La Liga match in November 2023.

Bellingham has been playing with a brace to support the shoulder, but surgery is now planned to address the issue once and for all.

Real Madrid has scheduled Jude Bellingham's shoulder surgery after the Club World Cup final, prioritizing the tournament. The operation may cause him to miss the start of LaLiga as he recovers.

“I'm fed up with the brace, and having to tug on it and having (other) players tug on it, and it rearranging all the time,” Bellingham said after Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Pachuca, expressing his frustration with the ongoing discomfort.

“I've got a surgery scheduled for after the tournament, I think we scheduled it a few days after the final obviously, so I'll go and do the surgery and get it fixed.

“I'm really happy about that, it's been a long time coming. I think I've come to the end of my patience with the brace.

“The physio here and the doctor here have been unbelievable helping me to be fine playing game in game out, (but) I'm at that point now where I'm ready to have a free shoulder and free body in terms of the brace.”

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Jude Bellingham's recovery from shoulder surgery is expected to take up to 12 weeks, potentially causing him to miss Real Madrid's early LaLiga games and England's World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia in September.

Bellingham scored in Real Madrid's win over Pachuca, following his brother Jobe Bellingham's goal for Borussia Dortmund the previous day.

Jude Bellingham considered undergoing surgery even before the Pachuca game, which marked Xabi Alonso's first win as Real Madrid's coach.

“Everyone's been caning me yesterday, saying he's better than me. I had to do something today,” Bellingham said, referencing the friendly rivalry with his brother Jobe. “We're one-one now and we'll see for the rest of the tournament.”