Mbappé, Hidden by Real Madrid, the Club's Decision Causes a Stir

It's Not Being Kylian Mbappé's Ideal Season at Real Madrid. The Bondy striker arrived as a free agent at the white club during the summer of 2024 and many Madridists expected an almost unstoppable performance from the "9". Nothing could be further from the truth, as he has shown certain problems adapting to the dynamics of the white team.

The Player Who Didn't Need That Adaptation Time Is Jude Bellingham. The "Pride of Birmingham" made it clear, from the beginning, that he was committed to the merengue club. Since his arrival in Santiago Bernabéu locker room, he has become an indispensable footballer in Carlo Ancelotti's gala starting eleven.

His More Than Notable Absence During the Last Two Matches Is Coming to an End. Jude Bellingham is finally getting rid of the two-match suspension imposed in LaLiga for his incident at El Sadar and is finishing serving his yellow card cycle in the Champions League. Thus, the English "5" is back in the training sessions held in Valdebebas and Real Madrid is already celebrating it.

The publication of the images of the latest training sessions held at the Valdebebas Sports City is the most illustrative proof of that dynamic. Because the former Borussia Dortmund footballer, in the video released by Real Madrid about the last training session, occupies almost half a minute of the first team's training footage.

Striking Differences

The comparisons with the three main forwards are more than striking. Rodrygo Goes barely has a second of prominence, reduced to a simple pass with Lucas Vázquez. The appearances of Vinícius, including a backheel in a small game, total six seconds.

But Kylian Mbappé's Time Is Very Striking, because the merengue striker is barely on screen for four seconds, with a gym exercise and a roulette move. Those two actions of the white "9" would be more than enough to testify to his presence in the last training session held in Valdebebas, prior to the clash against Rayo Vallecano.

The Fact That Jude Bellingham Occupies 25 Seconds of the Training Video Is No Coincidence. The Stourbridge footballer is also one of the great stars of the white team, much more absent from the playing fields than his teammates in these last matches played. That's why Real Madrid seems to have focused this audiovisual production on him.

After his long absence in LaLiga, as well as the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, the Birmingham midfielder returns triumphantly to the team. The video published by Real Madrid anticipates the recovery of his leading role, a dynamic with which Carlo Ancelotti is already waiting for him for the upcoming matches.