Jude Bellingham to undergo surgery for chronic injury

Jude Bellingham will undergo shoulder surgery at the end of the season, according to reports in Spain.

According to both Relevo and Marca, Bellingham and Real Madrid have made the decision to correct what has become a chronic problem for the player.

The midfielder dislocated his shoulder back in 2023 but has until now opted against surgery.

According to reports, the attacking midfielder has been playing with pain across the last two seasons.

Bellingham to undergo surgery

The question is when Bellingham will undergo surgery.

There are two options. Either he has surgery immediately after the end of the season and missed the Club World Cup, or he waits until after the tournament and has surgery in July.

The recovery time is expected to be one month after undergoing surgery.

Bellingham would prefer to do it as soon as possible but Madrid would rather the player does it after the Club World Cup.

It has been argued that Bellingham’s shoulder problem has affected his performance this season.

The England international enjoyed a surreal debut season at Real Madrid last term. After joining from Borussia Dortmund, Bellingham instantly became a key player for Los Blancos.

Due to Real Madrid having had Joselu as their only recognised striker, Bellingham was turned into a box-crashing attacking midfielder by Carlo Ancelotti and this gambit worked wonders.

Bellingham recorded a whopping 23 goals and 13 assists in his first season at Real Madrid and duly finished third in the 2024 Ballon d’Or ranking.

However, he has struggled much more in his second season and many of his key statistics are well down on his first season.

This term, Bellingham has 13 goals and 14 assists in 48 games for Madrid.

The arrival of Kylian Mbappe has been blamed for the downturn but it seems as if his shoulder injury has also played its part.

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