Real → England, all emergency Bellingham, chronic shoulder surgery...Absent for up to three months
Jul 17, 2025
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Britain's BBC' reported on the 17th (Korean time) that Bellingham successfully completed surgery to resolve his chronic shoulder problem. Bellingham had the problem for more than 18 months after dislocating his shoulder against Rayo Bayecano in 2023.
The surgery was delayed last summer by participating in Euro 2024 and this year by participating in the FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid was defeated 0-4 by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France) on the 10th, failing to advance to the final.
Bellingham was often spotted wearing shoulder pads. He said last month that `I've gotten sick of sling.' Eventually, he was put on the operating table after the Club World Cup and is unlikely to be able to play for up to three months.
'BBC' is expected to miss the entire preseason and at least the first six weeks of the season. This includes England's 2026 North-China World Cup European qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia during the A-match period in September. England's 'The Sun' predicted more conservatively that Bellingham would not be able to play in the second straight A match in October.
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Bellingham moved from Dortmund in the German Bundesliga to Spanish giants Real Madrid in July 2023. At the age of the terms and conditions, he broke the highest price for an English player. The transfer fee was 115 million pounds (about 214 billion won) including options.
In his first season, he scored 23 goals in 42 matches in all tournaments, leading Real Madrid to the top of the European Champions League (UCL) and La Liga. Bellingham scored 15 goals in 58 games last season.
Real Madrid lost to Barcelona in La Liga and was eliminated in the UCL after losing to Arsenal in the quarterfinals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
