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Jude Bellingham might miss the Club World Cup, big problem for Real Madrid.

The availability of the English footballer is in doubt for a very significant moment of the season

Real Madrid faces the final stretch of the current league campaign focused on the fight for first place against FC Barcelona. In addition to those four matches that will be decisive for one of the most important titles of the season, the offices at Valdebebas are also focused on the upcoming Club World Cup.

Indeed, the board of directors led by Florentino Pérez has made it clear on more than one occasion that it is a tournament of great importance for the first team. That's why all competitive efforts, especially regarding injured players, are focused on the competition to be held in the United States during the months of June and July.

A player applauds on the field with a jersey on his shoulder.
Jude Bellingham still needs his shoulder protection | Real Madrid Confidencial

The footballer who might miss out on that desired competition is Jude Bellingham. The English "5" has been responsible for many of Real Madrid's sporting successes since he joined the first team, but most of his time is marked by an ailment. His left shoulder, injured since November 2023, has caused certain problems for the Birmingham midfielder.

The option of undergoing surgery arose last summer, but Jude Bellingham decided to forgo that opportunity due to the imminence of the Euro Cup in Germany in the summer of 2024. The discomfort has continued throughout the current season, bringing the footballer to a breaking point where he would need to make that trip to the operating room as soon as possible.

Many doubts due to this urgency

The information revealed by "Rodra" states that Jude Bellingham would like to undergo his operation as soon as possible, given that the recovery from that intervention is approximately one month. Undergoing the intervention at the end of the current LaLiga season, following the wishes of the British player, would leave him out for the Club World Cup.

That's why Real Madrid would have a different perspective on this situation. The journalist from "Relevo" recalls: the club understands that the ideal time for Bellingham to undergo surgery is after the Club World Cup, a competition that the entity has marked as strategic. This creates the dilemma and the two different opinions on the timeline of the operation.

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Jude Bellingham is still suffering from his left shoulder | Real Madrid Confidencial

The reality is that Jude Bellingham has been avoiding the opportunity to undergo the necessary operation to correct his shoulder ailment for too long. The presence of the Euro Cup last summer, as well as the Club World Cup in a month, jeopardizes the ideal time for him to go to the operating room.

Everything will depend on future conversations of the player himself, as well as his entourage, with Real Madrid. The white sports management hopes to register the English footballer for the competition to be held in the United States... but Jude Bellingham might undergo surgery at the end of this season to return in perfect condition for the 25/26 season, already under the tactical command of the new merengue coach.

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